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To: Chip Anderson who wrote (8462)	10/19/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: Patrick Grinsell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

LOL! Good one chip. Pat

To: Chip Anderson who wrote (8462)	10/19/1998 5:47:00 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 16960

S. Tzu Denies any Wrong Doing New York City, NY, Oct. 19 /PRNewsfire/ -- In the latest twist in what is one of the most closely watched legal disputes on any of Silicon Investor boards, Sun Tzu categoricaly denied any wrong doing and calls C. Anderson's law suit and "nuisance" suit. In a press release by the office of Sun Tzu, the investor completely denied any wrong doing and attributed C. Andeson's law suit to a poor attempt at improving his finances. "In the fast moving world of Internet posts, we either have to post or be left behind. How are we suppose to know that a particular style is patented by someone else? In fact, I don't even know what is in my posts most of the time. I am surprised that Mr. Anderson can claim he knows that I am infringing on his patent. Now that Sun Tzu's posts have been recognized as the board leader and have recieved recognition from several influential industry posters, we are faced with a nuisance law suit for no legitimate reasons. We understand that this last quarter has been a terrible quarter for Mr. Anderson as the price of TDFX has declined substantialy. Perhaps this is an attempt to improve his position at his investment meeting with his spouse and children", said Sun Wu, the spokeman for Mr. Tzu. In addition, legal counsel to the Mr. Tzu, Sun Pin, offered these additional pieces of defence: (1) Indefiniteness. The use of double quotes is such a general thing that there is no way anyone can claim to have a patent on them. Therefore the patent was mis-issued. (2) We need a period of discovery to see if indeed this claim was made on its merits or purely for financial gains. (3) C. Anderson did not develop this technique, rather is was passed on to him in exchange for money he paid for taking an English course. (4) There has been no finacial damage to Mr. Anderson. In a separately file claimed in King's county NY, Sun Tzu has asked for an injunction against use of double quoted signature by C. Anderson for comercial purposes. In the court filings S. Tzu has claimed that since the double quoted signature is an integral part of his new marketting initiative, without which a "substantial monetary hardship" will be incured by S. Tzu, Mr. Anderson should be bared from a competing usage. "We are not intimidated by such tactics and intend to market this signature technique as part of our new e-business", said Mr. Sun Pin, VP of letigations at Sun Tzu enterprises. Mr. Anderson could not be reached for comment. [Note: All misspelled words in this document are trade marks of Sun Tzu] prnewswire.com

To: Chip Anderson who wrote (8462)	10/19/1998 6:18:00 PM
From: Michael G. Potter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

I think that (SEC filings aside), Ceative is making a direct strike against Diamond (who is treading in their core sound market). With their large shareholding, they will be able to influence 3dfx and cut Diamond off from what was their main profit driver over the last little while. 3dfX also would make an excellent aquisition for Creative, if the acquisition was friendly (so all the engineers didn't go running for the hills). Much of the discussion the last few months has been on 3dfx vertically integrating. If Creative buys 3dfx they get a wealth of graphics ability and they also already have strong OEM ties. I'm kicking myself because I was going to post a message about how it would make more sense for CL to buy 3dfx than it would make for 3dfx to buy DIMD, but I'm on the road and only get to comment on public news. Oh well, I almost was a prophet. I think that CL will now sound out 3dfx. If a friendly deal could be cut, I see a takeover at a 30%-50% premium over the current price $14 to $20. Michael ps - I believe that Ballard already has a history of getting a company going and then selling it (based on my memory of posts long ago).