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To: greg nus who wrote (25192)	4/29/1998 3:00:00 PM
From: William Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

THRAED ----Interesting article on CPQ/TAMDEN---Dow Jones Newswires -- April 29, 1998 Two Tokyo Credit Unions Go With Compaq Data-Warehousing TOKYO (Nikkei)--Two local credit unions, Tama Chuo Shinkin Bank and Kawasaki Shinkin Bank, have recently acquired data-warehousing systems marketed in Japan by Compaq KK, the Japanese arm of U.S.-based Compaq Computer Corp, Nikkei Financial Daily reports in its Thursday edition. The two credit unions are the first in the industry to adopt the data-warehousing systems that big Japanese banks have been using. Kawasaki Shinkin Bank will use its system to allow branch staff to access client data. The credit-union sector, which specializes in servicing small businesses, relies on intimate knowledge of clients in particular localities. The systems purchased by the two credit unions are each anchored by a massive parallel-server made by Tandem Computers Inc., which Compaq Computer acquired last year. BEST WISHES BILL

To: greg nus who wrote (25192)	4/30/1998 11:51:00 AM
From: Maxer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

greg nus- thanks for the on getting recent compaq pricing. my point is that radio shack has the cpq computer on display at a OLD HIGH END PRICE of $1395. anyone who can read a newspaper can go down the street to best buy or office max and get the same thing for $300 less. which brings up another point: my little visit to radio shack reconfirmed what i've felt for years: a good place to go for an odd electrical part, but for good electronics their prices are high and the things they sell are often slightly out of date. why cpq is using radio shack i can't figure. maybe cpq is being run by people who look at spread sheets but don't understand what a frumpy store radio shack is. i wish now that i had not bought compaq 8 months ago. so far it's a loser.