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To: Alan Fendrick who wrote (1027)3/27/1998 10:37:00 AM
From: par shooter  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1521
 
Alan,

I respect your attempt to validate what I say...

Here we go..

. 1. Name Panda's first two dealers

1. Dataflex out of NJ. Offices across the US
(they merged with NDP out of Florida)

2. I'm drawing a blank on the name.. which is sad
since I spent many days in Chicago working with
their team, but it was a pretty small company that
had never sold PC's before.. the owner of this
company was a big investor in PNDA. Sorry, I
just can't recall the name of the Co.


2. What show did PNDA first display the Archistrat machine
(hint in NY City, but since I gave you the hint, be specific)

Comdex at the Javitz Center.. We were awarded the overall
winner for "best booth at the show". I worked the booth
from am to pm those 3 long days, and we certainly generated
a ton of interest in the Archistrat Systems and PNDA
technology.

3. At this same show, PNDA held a special kind of press briefing -
what was unique about it (again, please be specific)

We had a couple of press briefings, but the one I think you
are referring to was the one held at the MET in NYC. We had
a fancy dinner and invited the world. I can't recall the name
of the room we had dinner in, but it was a very famous part
of the MET.

4. Two member's of the same family were on the original team -
who were they

My good friend William J. Sarubbi (ex: VP of sales at PNDA)
and his father Joe Sarubbi. The only reason I left IBM to
join PNDA was based on these relationships. Specifically
based on the knowledge of Joe Sarubbi, the father of the IBM
PC-XT and his feeling that the Archistrat could be the
second coming of the PC.

5. What was unique about PNDA's first headquarters (Crane
talked about this often).

PNDA HQ was located in Boca Raton Florida on Yamato road.
The building we were in was the origianl HQ for the IBM PC
company (then called ESD) and the location were Joe Sarubbi
and Sparky Sparks (ex: IBM also with PNDA for a short time)
masterminded the launch of the IBM PC.

I hope this helps build my credibility with this board.. again, I'm
not trying to spread rumors, bad will, or anything else.. I just want
to help out other investors.. isn't that what SI is all about?