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To: E_K_S who wrote (13427)	1/13/1999 9:42:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Respond to of 64865

Hi QwikSand - It is interesting that according to Rainmaker, IBM files their shelf registration right on time... Rainmaker...please, let us know what's going on! We the outsiders beseech you! We the outsiders beseech you! We the outsiders beseech you! We the outsiders beseech you! We the outsiders beseech you! We the outsiders beseech you! Get the picture? Regards, --QwikSand

To: E_K_S who wrote (13427)	1/14/1999 1:07:00 AM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

This is from the Yahoo board (link at end): CNBC reported rumor of SUN being acquired by IBM. That would be fine with me. The rumor is an everyday thing. The CNBC part is not. Can anyone on this board confirm a CNBC report? Am I going to end up apologizing to The Rainmaker? That would hurt. Money would make up for it. However, it seems entirely inconceivable that IBM could pay the required premium with SUNW at current levels. Regards, --QwikSand messages.yahoo.com@m2.yahoo.com

To: E_K_S who wrote (13427)	1/18/1999 8:41:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 64865

To Thread - IBM Ready for next Technology Wave... See Street.Com for the complete story IBM Ready for Next Technology Wave By Eric Moskowitz Staff Reporter 1/15/99 7:21 AM ET For early adopters in computerland, the de rigueur subject for 1999 is information appliances: portable, digital products, which are expected to revolutionize the computer industry. If history is any guide, IBM (IBM:NYSE)'s research division will probably be at the forefront of creating these products for the masses. IBM is the king of patents, and its research division is one of the crown jewels of American business. Just on Monday, IBM said it had won the most U.S. patents, with a total of 2,682, for the sixth consecutive year. The research unit is behind IBM's much advertised speech-recognition software, as well as its superfast computer chips using revolutionary copper wiring and a multibillion dollar disk drive unit. So who better to talk to about the future of technology -- and which tech companies will dominate -- than Paul Horn, director of IBM's research division? "First of all, PCs aren't going away anymore than TVs made radio go away," says Horn, who spoke with TSC about the century of computing in the decidedly old-world confines of New York's 21 Club Thursday. However, PCs may no longer be the dominant driver of new technologies, he says. Instead, look for communications technology that will allow various appliances to interact with one another over connected networks to lead to the creation of new companies. ===================================================================== Any idea as to how many patents Sunw holds? If this is the next wave for computing, Sunw should be one of the major players with their "JINI" technology. Maybe we should also be looking for more joint projects with IBM. Sun should invest some seed money with a company like IBM to develop new companies that will develop these emerging technologies and services.....How about an E-Commerce company that sells these devises and home networks and call it "Jini.com". EKS