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To: Jerry Olson who wrote (14071)	9/6/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

..DELL's the best trade right here right now going into the split......it's worth 25-40 points IMO...... >>>>>>> Somebody correct me if I am wrong..but didnt Dell split effective after the close Friday....at least that is what I am seeing on SI..anyone have the EXACT date of the split? so OJ are you saying it is good for 25-40 AFTER the split (if it split friday) which means....50-80 pre split(it was 2 for 1 ,I think?)...not going to happen in this market short term... (EDIT....straight from Dell sight.... DELL EARNINGS RISE 72 PERCENT ON 54-PERCENT REVENUE GROWTH Company Advances to No. 2 Position Worldwide, Announces 2-for-1 Stock Split ROUND ROCK, Texas, August 18, 1998 -- Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL) today reported that earnings per share increased 72 percent to $.50 for the quarter ended Aug. 2, 1998. Revenues increased 54 percent to more than $4.3 billion. On a unit shipment basis, Dell advanced to the No. 2 position in the computer systems industry, according to industry-analyst reports. Dell also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a 2-for-1 stock split. This split, the sixth in the last six years, will be paid in the form of a 100-percent stock dividend to be issued on Sept. 4, 1998, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 28, 1998. All per-share data are presented prior to this split.