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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (15234)	4/17/1998 1:11:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

Computer Retail Week Research Reveals Top 100 Computer Vendors in 1997 - 10:13 a.m. Apr 17, 1998 Eastern MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Number One at $4 Billion Based on Retail Sell- Through Compaq Computer was second with a 62.7 percent increase in sales, despite larger gains in actual unit sales. At $3.65 billion, it knocked perennial retail market leader Packard Bell-NEC out of its 1996 number two position. Packard Bell-NEC represented the worst-case scenario, with declining unit sales and revenues at retail. It dropped from second to third place with retail sell-through of $1.65 billion. Rounding out the top 10 are: 4. IBM (No. 7 in 1996) 1.59 billion 5. Toshiba America (4) 1.54 billion 6. Apple Computer (8) 1.51 billion 7. Microsoft (6) 1.10 billion 8. 3Com/U.S. Robotics (12) .93 billion 9. Sony (14) .80 billion 10. Iomega (13) .68 billion guide-p.infoseek.com o~~~ O