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To: D. Swiss who wrote (80631)	11/16/1998 8:30:00 AM
From: Dr. David Gleitman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Dell 65 1/8 in pre market activity (500 shares). LCOS up 7 points to 58 1/8. Change that, make that 65 7/16 with 6,500 shares traded. Maybe we'll get a short squeeze. David

To: D. Swiss who wrote (80631)	11/16/1998 5:10:00 PM
From: Paul Reuben	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

Of possible interest here: businessweek.com A winner from the Linux onslaught could be Dell. It stands alone as the only major computer maker in the server market that doesn't have its own version of Unix. If Linux were able to consolidate that market, then Dell could easily sell Linux-compatible servers while its rivals would hesitate so as not to cannibalize their own Unix products. "Step one in Linux emergence is consolidating Unix," says Credit Suisse First Boston computer analyst Michael Kwatinetz. "If this occurs, PC players like Dell would be able to offer industry-standard Linux servers and desktops, and the Unix market would much more closely resemble the PC market -- except that the operating system would be free."