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To: Diamond Jim who wrote (26702)	5/28/1998 8:42:00 PM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

james, Competition comes in all forms. $299 for Compaq Deskpro Minitower. NW Subj: Recompute First to Offer 100MHz Pentium PCs for $299 Date: 5/28/98 2:11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Recompute First to Offer 100MHz Pentium PCs for $299 AUSTIN, Texas, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Recompute(R) International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: RCIC), the leading provider of top-tier, commercial-grade remanufactured computer systems today announced a price drop on its most popular corporate and education system to as low as $299. Customers today can purchase a remanufactured commercial grade PC with a 100Mhz Pentium processor for just $299. A typical $299 configuration would be as follows: Compaq Deskpro Minitower with a Pentium 100Mhz processor 16MB RAM 1.0GB hard drive 1MB video RAM 10-baseT network card The original price of this system was in excess of $2,000. Recompute also lowered prices on several of its other PC products at the same time. Recompute's price includes a 30-day, money-back guarantee and one-year extendible warranty. The system bus in this Pentium processor runs at 66Mhz, the same speed as the system bus used in more advanced Pentium and Pentium II products. This is the first time that processors of this speed and systems with this bus have broken this price barrier. "Recompute is pleased to be able to deliver the most aggressive prices for a commercial-grade system to be sold directly to corporations, educational institutions, VARs and end-users," said Brian G. Kushner, Chairman and CEO of Recompute. "We continue to offer a better value than a new computer." Sophisticated service options, such as next business day on-site service are available. Upgrades to the system are also available, including RAM, a suite of multimedia options and a choice of Windows operating systems. Recompute will custom configure systems and handle software loads for its major customers. In addition to desktop systems, Recompute sells servers as well as notebooks. Recompute has helped spread acceptance of remanufactured PCs into corporate and educational environments by focusing only on top-tier, commercial-grade systems, and thoroughly remanufacturing every system with a 32-point process that includes adding new components and extensive testing. Today, remanufactured systems are being used in customer service, finance, sales, manufacturing, reservations, point-of-sale and a multitude of other applications. About Recompute Recompute is an Austin, Texas-based computer company offering a full line of top-tier, commercial-grade remanufactured PCs, notebooks and enterprise servers, as well as outsourced quality testing for PC and related equipment manufacturers. Founded in 1995, Recompute sells to corporate, education and vertical markets through direct sales and the VAR channel. Recompute offers sophisticated service and support on all products. The company can be contacted at : 12317 Technology Blvd., Bldg. 200, Austin, TX 78727. Their Web site URL is: re-compute.com. E-mail addresses are: sales@re-compute.com and support@re-compute.com. Phone is 800-510-8414. Recompute's common stock is traded under the Nasdaq symbol "RCIC" on the OTC exchange. Recompute and the Recompute logo are registered trademarks of Recompute International Corporation. The following is a safe harbor statement. Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements as such term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the beliefs of the company's management as well as assumptions made based on current information available to the company's management. Because such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements included, but are not limited to, loss of key personnel, damage, loss or malfunction of equipment or facilities, customer attrition, relationships with vendors, general economic conditions, government regulation, changes in industry practices and laws affecting the company's business. SOURCE Recompute(R) International Corporation CO: Recompute(R) International Corporation ST: Texas IN: CPR SU: PDT 05/28/98 14:06 EDT prnewswire.com