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To: Nicholas Orlandi who wrote (574)	1/23/1998 6:02:00 PM
From: (Bob) Zumbrunnen	Respond to of 955

That grocery store thing could be a very astute move. I'd guess a lot of computer novices never have seen the inside of CompUSA and the like. They do see the inside of grocery stores, though. Maybe they've also had their computer-literate friends tell them a time or two on the phone what I so often tell folks who call because they're freaked about something bad that happened to a file: "Got Norton?". I'll be very curious to see how that goes. To date, the only software I've seen in non-computer stores has been very cheap shareware CDs.

To: Nicholas Orlandi who wrote (574)	1/23/1998 7:28:00 PM
From: Rocky Luman	Respond to of 955

Talked to MXMX's IR earlier today, and you confirmed alot of what they told me. Additional info, look for a press release next week sometime (date not firmed yet), BB King group in contact with MXMX to provide the follow up to their previous release (cradle to grave), and of coarse working the Big Brother package (no firm dates yet) I'm taking my copy of PC GURU by to let some kids give a thorough test drive (ages 6-13), will report on their comments.

To: Nicholas Orlandi who wrote (574)	1/23/1998 7:38:00 PM
From: Spyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 955

<<625 stores at 20 copies per store = 184,000 for mxmx>> Computer City had only 4 copies on order at the store I visited. I don't think a grocery would really order 20 copies initially, especially if they have no experience with this type of merchandise. BTW, I told Computer City they should at least double their order for next week. S...

To: Nicholas Orlandi who wrote (574)	1/23/1998 11:56:00 PM
From: Garfield	Respond to of 955

Ask and you shall receive... techweb.cmp.com 2:15 PM EST January 21, 1998 Software News PC Guru Teaches Novices to Use PCs, Internet By Aaron Ricadela Culver City, Calif. Start-up software publisher MediaX is shipping its first title, Peter Norton PC Guru, which the company calls a "gentle introduction" to personal computing. The double CD-ROM title stars the Norton Utilities founder as a guide to the PC and the Internet. He walks the novice PC user through such fundamentals as how a PC works, the jargon needed and ways to use software and the Internet to accomplish specific tasks. PC Guru uses voice-over and text explanations - with embedded links to more than 2,000 Web pages - to teach users about applications and sites they can use to manage their money, play games, create artwork, write letters or complete other activities. The title includes trial software from vendors including Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Broderbund Software and Symantec. Users exploring money management, for example, can try Intuit's Quicken or Microsoft Money. PC Guru also includes full versions of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer 4.0, and a free month of AT&T WorldNet service. Monthly updates to the product are available online. Peter Norton PC Guru requires a PC running Windows 95, with a Pentium 120MHz processor or faster, and 16MB RAM. President Nancy Poertner said MediaX will sell the title at CompUSA, Computer City, Staples and more than 600 supermarket stores. PC Guru will carry a suggested retail price of $29.95 and is expected on shelves Feb. 1. Though MediaX is exploring OEM agreements for the title, Poertner said she won't consider releasing a "lite" version of the software, because she believes its range of content and the trial software housedon the title's second CD-ROM are critical to the product's goal of educating novice PC users. MediaX plans to release four additional titles in the Guru series. The company has also acquired the rights to develop an entertainment title based on George Orwell's novel "1984" from the author's estate, Poertner said. MediaX plans to release a real-time 3-D adventure title called Big Brother in June.