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To: Bert Zed who wrote (663)	5/17/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: LWolf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6847

Delbert - CEO was just an average middle aged man in a solid lt. green sport shirt. As I recall, hair was light brown and slightly receding, looked to be fairly trim, medium build. He was confident about his product, numbers, etc. Reminded me of an ex-military type or engineering type. Proper. Definitely not a Micheal Dell or John Chambers for grace and fluidity with the media. I thought the comments on the thread were rather harsh and an unusual means for deciding to sell or hold a stock. The decision comes from the products, sales, and the financial condition/growth of the company. I wished he had been able to discuss a little more about the sales contracts. Unfortunately, CNBC pumps a lot of questions into a 2-3 minute slot with these guys. I watch CNBC almost everyday and see all kinds of CEOs.... believe me.... none of them are perfect..... Also, most companies in the US have gone to business casual.... especially engineering and software. I'd give the guy a break; if he'd been invited into the studio he'd probably worn a suit. The fact that they shot on location, basically showed a guy that works hard with the rest of the company; trying to get this product to market. Laura

To: Bert Zed who wrote (663)	5/17/1998 12:58:00 PM
From: jawd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6847

For those in the UK - he was a normal 50 year old guy, slightly thinning hair, smart Marks & Spencer type casual attire, shirt with collar unbuttoned at top. The mere fact he didn't try to look like a stock broker says volumes about his honesty. Let's face it, he dressed no differently than say Steve Jobs would have. If he brought the mask they'd tell him to put it on, and then he would have been in danger of being ridiculed. I guess future versions of the headset will look much slimmer and not so much like a Star Wars thing. My concern was the actual "belt unit" he showed. It looked really big to me, at least 6" x 4" x 1 1/2" - but I suppose it will eventually shrink as well. I think Toshiba could do well in this new market, bearing in mind they are already the leaders in shrunken PC's (i.e: Libretto).

To: Bert Zed who wrote (663)	5/17/1998 1:52:00 PM
From: Charger	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6847

Newman impressed me as being a very unpretentious, honest, straighforward, intelligent man, wearing a simple, plain shirt, not a suit/tie. I felt positive about his body language, his expressions, and felt he handled the adversarial position which CNBC took very well. The closest facial and body image I can think of, with which you might be familiar, would be Robert Duval. He was neat, not shaggy - casual, as are people in the tech world, as opposed to the "banker" look. He could have come out of the military, perhaps, but was not "overly pressed" either. BTW, I pass through your lovely Wales frequently on my way to Cornwall to visit my family. Charger

To: Bert Zed who wrote (663)	5/18/1998 7:32:00 PM
From: Bellvie	Respond to of 6847

Del, take it from a visual person..xybr's ceo looked like an honest sincere hands-on type of man - more an unpretentious Robert Duval type than a Michael Dell. On my monitor his shirt appeared to be a light blue stone-washed denim (not green as someone posted). I think his response to the "puts" question exemplified his media inexperience (a plus in my book). What prompted that puts question, anyway??? I do not recall ever seeing the CNBC crew drill anyone as hard. They were relentless! To their credit, I add. They must have culled most of their "smart" questions from si posters! More worrisome to me is that the negative reaction to XYBRman is indicative of the media's ability to define reality -Bell, who would like to see ABC (or any of them) drill DISney's CEO in a like manner.