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To: J R KARY who wrote (8968)	3/2/1998 11:27:00 AM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

<<...imperative now that INTC owns Digital's Strong ARM patents... THINK INTC is thinking differently today ?>> Most definitely. Reminds me of one of the opening scenes to the movie Speed where a terrorist is holding one of the anti-terrorist team members hostage at gunpoint and the anti-terrorist partner doesn't know what to do. In a decisive moment, he shoots the hostage in the leg thereby nullifying the hostage's use as a getaway tool. Apple just shot the hostage when dropped Newton. INTC can no longer use their control of the chips to put one over on Apple. I'd much rather see a PowerPC Mac-Lite PDA. -Bill_H

To: J R KARY who wrote (8968)	3/2/1998 12:14:00 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213173

...(AAPL's) G3 achieved a throughput score of 89 Mbps per second, faster than a Dell Server 2200/300, which achieved a throughput score of 83 Mbps per second. " What say ye now Alomex ? You just don't get. The contest between Apple and Dell is over. Seven years ago, this contest was fought with speed, prices, software availability, easy to program, expansion capabilities. Wintel won, Apple lost. Wintel is now a standard and to dislodge it you need to be twice as good. (Somebody out there remember the name of the economist who observed that dislodging a standard required, as a rule of thumb, a price/performance advantage of 2?) I welcome the news of fast Macs, because their new niche role as a graphic workstation manufacturer necessitates speedy machines.

To: J R KARY who wrote (8968)	3/2/1998 2:39:00 PM
From: Al. Gibberd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213173

I wonder what will happen to Apples 43% in Advanced Risc Machines ( ARM ) when it floats on the NASDAQ early in 1998 as reported in an article in the the Sunday Times (UK Newspaper) on 21 December 1997. Obviously Apple and Acorn ( also 43%) will have agreed on the floatation, but surely it will dilute both companies influence over ARM. Maybe holders of Apple and Acorn stock will get special deals in ARM when it floats. If Acorn sells it's share it will give Acorn a major cash boost, but who would they sell to? I am new to the investment scene so I am not sure if my comments make sense. Your comments welcome