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To: K. M. Strickler who wrote (44355)	5/22/1998 11:55:00 AM
From: Lee	Respond to of 176387

Hi Ken,..Re:<<Dell downdraft today>> I just thought that I would point out that CPQ is down 2.41% while Dell is down 3.0%. (I have 10 min. delayed data) And the 36 month beta for Dell is nearly 1.9 x that of CPQ so just looking at volatility, it doesn't look impressive. Plus, the NAZ is down so I wouldn't take any downdraft to represent a Dell specific problem like many would like us to believe. Beta numbers are found at: 207.226.179.207 Regards, Lee

To: K. M. Strickler who wrote (44355)	5/22/1998 1:07:00 PM
From: Fangorn	Respond to of 176387

Ken, Sometime in 2001, early 2002 you will be able to buy that dream machine for about $2500, probably less. Buy about 5 shares of Dell today and that should about cover it when it is time to pay for the machine. VBG You will need a better backup option though...1.5 Gs is going to seem puny by then.

To: K. M. Strickler who wrote (44355)	5/22/1998 1:34:00 PM
From: Mr. Aloha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Read the reports.. The general public is buying cheap computers. The freaks buy the high-end right now. In a couple of months everyone will buy the 400MHz, but then the 400Mhz will be today's 266Mhz with a similiar price. The deals in the newspaper are unreal right now. Why would I want to purchase on-line when I can get just as good if not BETTER (don't forget shipping) at Circuit City, CompUSA, Computer City etc.. TODAY right now? CompUSA is now building computers to specifically meet the consumers needs. I'm not talking Packard Bell here, I'm talking HP, Compaq and IBM. What happens when you throw 10 customers in a ring and let 4 MASSIVE companies compete for their business?? What happens when over the last few Q's one of the companies (DELL) has made the others look stupid? Do these other companies roll over or do they apply more pressure? Compaq is a very tough competitor. Aloha