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To: Paul Engel who wrote (4055)	1/26/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Robert Walter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6843

Paul & All, Big News! Compaq to buy Digital. Here is the story and a few other stories regarding the Semi's from today. Compaq to Buy Digital internetnews.com Chip Equipment Index Slips Amid Asian Uncertainty (01/20/98; 12:13 p.m. EST) By SBN Staff, Semiconductor Business News Reflecting greater uncertainty in the global chip industry -- especially in Asia -- the book-to-bill index for North American semiconductor equipment suppliers slipped below parity in the final two months of 1997, according to new market data released by the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) trade group. techweb.com Asian Chip Market A Big Puzzle (01/19/98; 9:21 a.m. EST) By Mark LaPedus , Semiconductor Business News Forecasts for the Asian semiconductor market in 1998 are now being marked down because of the region's economic meltdown, but mostly they still see the Asia-Pacific region growing by a healthy 20% or more. The picture is changing rapidly, however, and chip makers are getting increasingly pessimistic. They say the days of double-digit growth in this region are gone, at least for now. techweb.com Latest Pentium II only marginally faster But 333MHz systems are loaded with management software zdnet.com Robewrt