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To: K A Anderson who wrote (6482)	8/27/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: Michael Bendner	Respond to of 6654

Oh... well, then never mind. I'm probably ok. Order just executed at 2 5/8. I had it in at 2 3/8 for 20 minutes, then at 2 7/16 for 15 minutes, then at 2 1/2 for 10 minutes, but the MMs wouldn't budge. It finally filled when I moved it up to the ask (B/A at the time was 2 1/4 x 2 5/8), after which the ask immediately moved to 2 11/16. Michael Bendner

To: K A Anderson who wrote (6482)	8/27/1998 11:56:00 AM
From: Milk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6654

FYI A message from Terry Phipps. I sent a fax today to Mr. Terry Phipps, CEO of Phipps & Company, with some specific technical questions in regards to his video CD-ROM technology. He responded very promptly. Here it is: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Per our conversation and the fax I received on 8/27/98 I have the following responses to you questions: APPLE MAC8 CD-ROM sample [Frank mentioned to me that there's a complete music video on the Apple Macintosh OS 8 CD-ROM. It's 400 x 200, millions of colors, 61M in size and 4 minutes long. It uses the Cinepak CODEC - not as good as the Sorensen CODEC, but both produce better images than MPEG (but slightly larger file sizes). This would allow a 40 minute video to just fit on a CD-ROM. - Milk]: Although we have seen the Cinepak compression and do not prefer its quality, we would still like to see the sample that you have mentioned. 1.) Is this a lossless compression? Proprietary information. 2.) what are typical compression ratios? Proprietary information. 3.) What type of processing power is required? Minimum requirements- Pentium class PC 90mhz, 16mb RAM, 1MB Video RAM, sound card. Suggested Requirements- Pentium class PC 133mhz, 32MB RAM, 1MB Video RAM, Sound Card. 4.) Is this a software only method, or does it require special drives? This breakthrough is a combination of hardware and software development efforts. 5.)Will this CODEC be available as a plugin for a browser? Perhaps in the future. Phipps interactive is currently working towards Full Screen Video for the web. 6.)Will this software work with existing multimedia systems? (I.e. QuickTime, AVI, etc.) IF the source material is already digitized and compressed with the mentioned methods, the quality of the original video will already be lost. Phipps can still provide full screen video with the digitized/compressed data, but can not recover the quality of other CODEC degradation. 7.)How exactly is this technology superior to VHS? there is no electric standard to distribute worldwide. (i.e. secam, pal, etc.) 8.)If it doesn't require special cards for playback (based on PR), it must be very CPU dependent. If the computer has a 1MB video card, a cd-rom drive, Win95-WIN98-WIN NT, and 16MB RAM the video will run. 9.) What kinds of FPS do you achieve on a typical system? Proprietary information.

To: K A Anderson who wrote (6482)	8/27/1998 1:51:00 PM
From: campe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6654

A few thoughts on the P...I'm thinking out load... Shareholders of record on Sept 1st will receive 1 share of CVIA-P for every 10 shares of common owned. The P will convert to 10 common in 2003. It will also take approx 30 days for the TA to issue these new shares into our accounts. This will result in the issuing of approx 40,000 of P shares to current shareholders. Additionally, CVIA will retain 60,000 P shares for future capital needs making the max future O/S of P 100k. So, assuming CVIA does not immediately sell any P to MM, the P float on Sept 1st will be 40k (tradable in 30 days or so). I'm guessing this P float will be very tightly held creating a large spread and high volatility when trading commences. So, anyone wanting to go real long CVIA with the P, it is better off buying the common today and receiving the P next week. Additionally, the only P inventory the MM will have will be as a result of their common inventory and the end of the day today. (This is the reason why I think we can't split the bid/ask) I wouldn't be surprised if the current common MM inventory is at an all time low. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the MM making a market in CVIA are short some shares. I bet we'll see some after market adjustments today, Mon, and Tues as these guys try to settle their accounts. I don't thing they have a 3 day settlement rule. I think they're kinda like a bank, they inta-wire the settlements. Anyone have Level II to see the MM line-up? HEY, Novice Bob, weren't you gonna do a share count to see how much of the float is held by known shareholders? I'm game...I bet we're real close. Anyways, I think I'm talking myself into getting a few more shares...