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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10447)	2/1/1999 5:57:00 PM
From: Greg Keeler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Not tdfx, but 3-D stuff for gamers: But now anybody who wants to build an original 3-D graphics game can pick up one such software engine for free -- thanks to a game developer called Crack dot Com that went out of business last year. Started in June 1994 in Mesquite, Texas -- the Dallas suburb that's home to id Software, makers of the frighteningly successful Doom and Quake franchises -- Crack dot Com once had a promising future. Its most popular game, a side-view action shooter called Abuse, netted enough in royalties for the company to fund work on a follow-up title. Then the problems began. Crack dot Com spent way too much time and money kicking around concepts for its next game before settling on a plan for Golgotha -- a simulation/strategy game similar to Command & Conquer, but with 3-D graphics. Despite signed deals with AMD, Red Hat Software and a European games publisher, Crack dot Com ran out of money and shut its doors in September 1998. A month later, the company's owners did an unusual, and generous, thing: They took everything they had worked on for Golgotha -- the source code, 3-D models, texture maps, sound effects library, music and the complete script for voice actors -- and released it to the public.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10447)	2/1/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Jeff Lins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Hello, Sun. Congrats on the CREAF short. Yes, still long CD. Has been a little stagnant for the past month, but I am holding. It is one of my few "investments". Nice earnings and diversification, and though I disagree with some of Silverman's actions, he is out to make money... THe only bad joke here is that back in October CD and CKFR were both getting killed. I picked up quite a bit of each at sub $7 prices. During this time, I had to decide what to do with my TDFX. Sell a share of TDFX and get 1.5 CD or 1.5 CKFR. I decided, like a fool, to hold on to my TDFX. Next to get sold was my CKFR, at 15. Well, CKFR is at 40, CD 22, and guess where our old buddy TDFX is? BTW, looks like I shoulda set a stop on my STBI at 8, huh? Wow... I just had the funniest feeling that I've said that before... :)

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10447)	2/2/1999 2:47:00 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

OT -- Just bought 2000 TECD at 20 3/8. On bounce back I will sell some out of money covered calls, but will continue to keep the stock for some time. Had I paid attention, I would have shorted them earlier curtesy of IM. But now I have to make my money against the flow. I think I am losing the edge in my old age. If any of you have any insight into TECD's or IM's business, I'd appreciate to hear from you. regards, Sun Tzu P.S. What a lousy day. I've waited too long and now some of my winners are becoming losers :(