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To: Kat who wrote (52048)	7/17/1998 11:11:00 PM
From: DoggieDude	Respond to of 176387

Hello all... I'm new to this thread & new to Dell. Yesterday I almost bought in when it dropped into the 109 range. By the end of the day I was kicking myself. So today after seeing Dell on the move again, I sold the bulk of my assets & sunk it all into Dell. I've seen alot of talk about the internet stocks vs Dell. I've done those & made some nice returns, but as someone said the risk is much greater in the net stocks. (at least until they start posting actual profits). Go Dell!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To: Kat who wrote (52048)	7/18/1998 11:23:00 AM
From: ed thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Kat: In order for the stock to split, the shareholders must agree to increase the number of shares available. Since there are now approx. 700 million shares outstanding this implies that management may split the stock twice before the next shareholder's meeting (ie 700M22=2.8B). This doesn't oblige them to split twice, or even once, but gives them that option. As far as the buyback is concerned, this is a decision based on their opinion as to the stock value, so that they can offer incentives to their employees at a lower cost to management. It also indicates that they don't need a very large portion of their cash flow in order to grow the business, a point that I feel is significant. Ed. Thompson