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To: stock bull who wrote (53992)	5/1/1998 10:41:00 AM
From: Alan Rosen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

All: Is it the Kodak/Intel news today or the "KE Effect"? Stockbull: I thought the Ingram observation was a good call, although I did nothing about it. The one I am currently kicking myself about is IFMX (Informix) I really became interested in the 7s two months ago, now near 10, appears to be a nice turnaround in their business. Is anyone else watching this one? archcc

To: stock bull who wrote (53992)	5/1/1998 12:31:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

stock bull and all, "Wait Will Be Long For Recordable DVDs Date: 5/1/98 Author: Michael Lyster Digital video discs have a lot riding on them. Prerecorded DVDs are used now for high-quality digital movies. But if consumers could record on DVDs, they could replace videocassettes, computer diskettes and even audio compact discs. With a storage capacity at least seven times that of a CD, recordable DVDs are the Holy Grail of the computer and consumer electronics industries. ''What the world is dreaming of is a recordable disc that's easy to use,'' said Ted Pine, president of Woodstock, Vt., market researcher InfoTech Inc. ''Eventually, you're going to have this.'' Don't jettison your CDs, diskettes and videocassettes just yet, though. Recordable DVDs hold as many wrinkles as they do promises. Consumer electronics companies are racing to corner the recordable DVD market. But analysts say it will be years before compatibility and ease-of-use issues are resolved. ''I don't think the average consumer is going to have a recordable DVD player in the living room before the middle of the next decade,'' said Tom O'Reilly, editor of DVD Report, an industry publication based in White Plains, N.Y. [snip] register to view in today's IBD... investors.com GM