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To: Ausdauer who wrote (5175)	3/23/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: Derek C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

New MP3 Design Win Looks like it that our wish is granted. These are two new models of MP3 players from LG using SanDisk MMC. They announced the Retail and 32MB MMC earlier. This is a late announcement at Cebit but is a big one! Cheers, Derek ************************************** SanDisk Supplies LG Electronics With 32MB MultiMediaCards to Bundle With New Secure Portable MP3 Audio Players SanDisk MultiMediaCard Offers Highest Capacity in World's Smallest Removable Flash Memory Card for Secure Portable Internet Audio Players HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999-- SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq:SNDK - news) announced today that it will supply 32MB MultiMediaCards to LG Electronics to bundle with the new AHA-A1F and AHA-A2F Secure Portable MP3 Audio Players. The announcement was made at the CeBIT trade show where SanDisk is exhibiting its products (SanDisk: Hall 13, Stand C-41). ''With the introduction of our new 32MB MultiMediaCard, SanDisk has established a substantial presence in meeting the demands for the MP3 Internet music player market,'' said Leon Malmed, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at SanDisk. ''We believe that LG Electronics' choice of incorporating SanDisk's removable MultiMediaCard capability suggests that it is an ideal solution for these MP3 portable players. With guaranteed forward/backward compatibility and copyright protection features, MultiMediaCard has the potential to become the industry standard memory card for the portable MP3 digital audio player market.'' The new pocket-sized portable digital audio players include two dedicated slots for MultiMediaCards. This provides the portable audio player with storage up to 64MB of near CD quality music for play back equivalent to about 60 minutes. Both models include a worldwide digital FM tuner and a full-function LCD remote controller. Based on a DOS/Windows file structure, both models are designed to provide standard file transfer. The AHA-A1F model also includes a digital voice memo recording option. This option allows the AHA-A1F to act as a digital voice recorder as well as a high quality music player. Malmed added that, ''the important feature to using the MultiMediaCard for portable music is that there is no skipping of music while jogging or other exercise activity as with portable Compact Disc players. The MultiMediaCard can also be re-written indefinitely resulting in absolutely no deterioration of the medium such as in the case of audio cassette tapes.'' Jeong Kwang Soo, executive vice president, VCR OBU Multimedia Division, LG Electronics, said, ''We chose SanDisk for their advanced flash memory technology achievements. Together with consumers, we demanded higher capacity and SanDisk was able to achieve this in the MultiMediaCard form factor. ''We believe that this market will explode and we are pleased that we have teamed with SanDisk, the market leader in flash memory for data, image and audio storage, to provide two secure portable music players which we believe will be extremely popular worldwide.'' LG Electronics expects availability of the AHA-A1F and AHA-A2F Secure Portable Music Players to begin next month. The prices are yet to be determined. Beginning in May, SanDisk MultiMediaCards will be available at retail in Japan and Europe. Worldwide sales will start this summer. The MultiMediaCard will initially be sold in 4, 8, 16 and 30MB capacities with suggested retail prices of $40, $50, $80 and $130 respectively. SanDisk Corp., the world's largest supplier of flash data storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, Calif.. The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption ''Risk Factors'' in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. Note to Editors: All trade names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. SanDisk's web site/home page address: sandisk.com

To: Ausdauer who wrote (5175)	3/23/1999 10:25:00 PM
From: Bill Zeman	Respond to of 60323

Aus I recently got burned trading options in IDTC, even though IDT was up more than 15% from where I bought the options at. I am very good at picking companies that will do good in the long term, but I have failed as a short term trader. Short term market fluctuations are almost impossible to predict, therefore short term trading is an exercise in futility. Short term trading is really little more than legitimized gambling, and carries the corresponding risks. If I may quote that hallowed book once more: "...he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished" - Prov 28:20 I am going to stick with the simple philosophy of buy quality companies like SNDK when they are cheap and sell them when they are high. Buy low, sell high and ignore everything in between. Bill Zeman 26 5/8