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To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (43591)	5/19/1998 10:23:00 PM
From: Fangorn	Respond to of 176387

Darrell, A reporter on CNBC this morning, about 7, said "Dell has beat the estimate by an average of $.03 for the last (x) quarters (don't remember the actual number she used) so I guess the whisper number is .45." If this is the level of analysis that goes into that mysterious number we would all be better off ignoring it.

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (43591)	5/20/1998 11:59:00 AM
From: jbn3	Respond to of 176387

Better than all the rest .... combined! Although I'm sure this must have already been posted, couldn't resist doing it again. <G> WSJ 5/20/98 DELL'S PROFIT SOARED 54% in its first quarter to $305 million on exceptionally strong sales. The results topped the quarterly PC earnings of IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Gateway 2000 combined. Dell Computer's Profits Rise 54% On Exceptionally Strong Sales By EVAN RAMSTAD Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Dell Computer Corp., on the strength of exceptionally strong sales, said fiscal first-quarter profit soared 54% to $305 million more than the personal-computer profits earned by International Business Machines Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Gateway 2000 Inc. combined. Dell's revenue jumped 51%, and company executives said they believe it passed IBM to become the world's second-biggest seller of PCs, behind Compaq. DELLish, 3