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To: Stitch who wrote (2557)2/25/1998 1:23:00 PM
From: MKL  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 9256
 
Stitch,

My experience with TrendFocus is that they are
as accurate as any that is out there. (That may not
be saying much) DD industry is too cyclical with
many outside influences. TrendFocus is good for
technology and IDC is better for drives.

Latest Forecast

4Q97 Act 1Q98 2Q98 3Q98 4Q98
Heads -------- ---- ---- ---- ----

MIG 11.6 8.5 7.8 6.9 5.9
TFI 66.9 49.5 31.1 20.6 12.0
MR 118.5 126.3 151.4 184.9 221.7
GMR - 0.3 1.5 11.7 27.8

Total 197.0 184.6 191.9 224.1 267.5

Media:

95mm 89.9 86.5 89.8 98.6 108.6
65mm 9.3 9.1 9.5 10.7 12.0

Total 102.6 98.99 104.1 116.5 130.3
(all)

Happy Investing