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Technology Stocks : Thrustmaster (NASDAQ:TMSR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1137)	1/24/1998 7:44:00 PM
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U.S. video game sales hit $5.5 billion, +51% over 1996 [primarily Sony and Nintendo]. techweb.com Red Chip's comments (ref/11/97 report) regarding a TMSR entry into this market appear to make sense.

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1137)	2/8/1998 3:55:00 PM
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TMSRs anticipated explosive growth...the video game market?... some important links... The market Message 3251740 PlayStation Solutions Magazine "...Psygnosis' new official F1 Racing Sim is the fastest selling PlayStation game in history..." &copy 1998 PlaySation Solutions Magazine rapide.co.uk TMSR F1 PlayStation/N64 Wheel? ZDs Videogames videogames.com TOMMO tommo.com Video Game headlines headline.gamespot.com (PC) the players the websites (PC (and VideoGame)) Message 3250473 (Video Game) Mad catz (steering wheels 'officially licensed by [Sony (NYSE:SNE)] PlayStation' & N64 w/ force pak) madcatz.com , ALPS (referenced in above 'PC' link), Act Labs (referenced in above 'PC' link), InterAct, Nyko, Nuby (infrared wireless), ASCII Entertainment, PlatinumSound (referenced in above 'PC' link) ... Note: Current issue of Ziff-Davis' 1998 VideoGame Buyer's Guide has a feature Nintendo/PlayStation joystick review article providing an overview of some of the above companies (not including ThrustMaster). It can be safely assumed that TMSR has a new site under construction given they are entering the videogame market...this market, by definition, simply would not tolerate TMSRs current website...for a nano second...nor would TMSR survive the ensuing media take...(.) TMSR is now on record they are entering this [videogame] market and have hired a marketing person specifically for this market...this could be [much]? bigger? than TMSRs current PC market (esp. given TMSRs brand equity/reputation and accordingly, the possibility of blowing away existing competition in the videogame market?)...new web site, force-feedback MotorSport GT, and entry into the videogame market all/each? imminently? pending?...very big...very exciting...after 26 consecutive profitable quarters all capped with record earnings and sales for FY '97 we are confident in [management's ability to efficiently and effectively make] what is [about to] happen...in our opinion. Thank you George.