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To: dennis michael patterson who wrote (14868)	8/23/1998 4:57:00 PM
From: Electric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

dennis, I just watched a stupid infomercial about straight shootin golf, and what is worse is that I bought the package.. I am a sucker for a straight golf shot, I will report on how it works and will give it to anyone if it does. As for DELL, it is the stock I know the most, I ought to know more like this one, but there arent many that are of this caliber. I only care about making money in the market, and if that means trade off experienced individuals like Don Sew, I will, he has good accuracy rates. And he doesnt talk about gloom and doom, he is quite rational, adding to his credibility. I sure got smacked on my choice on Friday though. Luckily it was cheap... I dont think we are going down huge, there is too many good factors that keep us afloat, but if DELL gets hammered, pick it up. We will all be rewarded.. gotta cruise! I will be on later this PM...

To: dennis michael patterson who wrote (14868)	8/24/1998 3:39:00 AM
From: Spaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

Of real interest: DJ article released Sun. mentioning computer price increases in China... _____________________ SHANGHAI -- Computers prices have jumped around 15% in Shanghai in the past two weeks, as China's new clampdown on smuggled goods starts to take effect, and retailers say they expect prices to rise even further later in the year. "Computer prices have increased by up to 1,000 yuan (CNY) ($1=CNY8.2799) for different brands," said a salesman from Shanghai Highly Computer Co., which sells mainly laptops. He said computers made by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) of the U.S. have seen the largest price increases. Many computer retailers here say supplies are short, but note they are reluctant to import foreign brands due to high import tariffs. "Normal import duty for computers is around 20%, but before you could always find a way to pay less than that," a retail salewomon said. Her company is formal agent for International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Compaq and HP products. She and others said many local consumers are switching to domestic made computers, which haven't been affected by China's anti-smuggling campaign. Rapid economic growth here in the past two decades has fueled strong sales of high-tech products. China now sells around 4 million computers annually, though much of that is suspected of being smuggled into the country tax-free. Growth in computer sales is expected to remain strong, particularly in the less-developed regions of China. Sales, however, may start favoring local producers. China launched an unprecedented crackdown on smuggling last month, and tied the military's response to the crackdown directly to its success. The military here is a main sponsor of smuggling, particularly of oil imports, which even the government has acknowledged. Computers are also a top item smuggled. Many international producers have production facilities here, and their product is frequently exported out of China legitimately before being smuggled back in to avoid duty. Those firms say they play no role in the illicit smuggling, but by exporting first, the producers can win tax rebates. Interesting that Dell has a plant in China now... --spaw--