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To: yard_man who wrote (34770)	10/29/1998 11:09:00 AM
From: joe smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

tippet, here's a snippet of info you will enjoy. mu up big today pushing well thru 36 to 38 1/2 range now. the news i found: they have a web site to sell their memory upgrade kits on the internet. they ought to be back to 60 in no time. will make for a great put buying oppty once the madness subsides. kind of like amzn. js

To: yard_man who wrote (34770)	10/30/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: geewiz	Respond to of 132070

Trippet, Thanks for the prompt response, I seldom spend more than a few minutes on SI in the morning so I am late responding. I tried a link the WSJ archive, but it did not work. The article covered the about-face in the turbine business since last summer, Siemens purchase of the Westinghouse turbine business was very well timed. The future must be with smaller power stations running on natural gas; this is environmentally acceptable and reduces all the loss in transmission. Without knowing anything about POWL I wondered if their equipment fit the market shift. Thanks for your thoughts. On the De Beers fall in price I noticed it made the front page of the London Financial Times yesterday (10/29/987): The diamond industry is facing its biggest challenge in 20 years, speakers at thhe third Financial Times annual diamond conference in Antwerp said. A collapse in demand in southeast Asia and turmoil in financial markets have forced De Beers to reduce supply to dealers, but their price is still falling ...Page 28 Thanks for your thought Trip, best art