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To: StockMan who wrote (38405)	10/6/1998 5:18:00 PM
From: alex pierson	Respond to of 1576858

Does this mean they are building a war chest for battle with Intel? Are they stealing more mkt share than everyone thought? TIA Alex P

To: StockMan who wrote (38405)	10/6/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576858

Stocky, They did massage the books but in the opposite way than you suspect. With only 3.8 million K6's sold they HAD TO THROW A BUNCH OF SALES INTO THE 4th quarter...just enough where they made a penny. They are already preparing for much better earnings in the 4th... Jim