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To: Jim Goodman who wrote (187)	2/22/1998 11:13:00 PM
From: Geoffrey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 354

Barron's (Plugged In) mentioned DGN as a takeover play. The article referred to Data General and Wang as "once great mini-computer companies". It says dgn has a large service business and a thriving data-storage arm. It does not mention their NT and Unix server business. Which I think has as much potential as the data storage unit. The NUMA product has a great opportunity in the very large application areas. As a shareholder of DGN, I think some day the larger computer companies (Sun or H/P) will see the value in DGN. Maybe after the takeover story is printed 10 times it will really happen.

To: Jim Goodman who wrote (187)	3/13/1998 9:46:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 354

Jim: Any particular reason you say 'DGN is broke'?? Have you any numbers to back up your claims?I see DGN's debt/equity ration is =.41 Total assets at =+1 billion Total debt =approx. .5 billion DATA GENERAL CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions) ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Dec. 27,ÿ Sep. 27, ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ 1997ÿÿÿÿÿ 1997 _________________________________________________________________________ Assets: Current assets: ÿÿ Cash and temporary cash investments. . . . .ÿ $ÿ 141.4ÿ $ÿ 216.8 ÿÿ Marketable securities. . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 156.6ÿÿÿÿ 151.4 ÿÿ Receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 303.8ÿÿÿÿ 296.4 ÿÿ Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 186.1ÿÿÿÿ 166.0 ÿÿ Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿÿ 32.7ÿÿÿÿÿ 27.6 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ __________________ ÿÿÿÿÿ Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 820.6ÿÿÿÿ 858.2 Property, plant, and equipment, net . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 188.1ÿÿÿÿ 180.4 Other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 103.5ÿÿÿÿÿ 96.3 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ __________________ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ $1,112.2ÿ $1,134.9 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ================== ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Liabilities and stockholders' equity: Current liabilities: ÿÿ Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿ $ÿ 158.6ÿ $ÿ 154.6 ÿÿ Other current liabilities. . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 207.1ÿÿÿÿ 237.2 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ __________________ ÿÿÿÿÿ Total current liabilities . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 365.7ÿÿÿÿ 391.8 Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 212.8ÿÿÿÿ 212.8 Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿÿÿ 9.1ÿÿÿÿÿ 11.5 Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . .ÿÿÿÿ 524.6ÿÿÿÿ 518.8 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ __________________ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ $1,112.2ÿ $1,134.9 ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ================== ÿ