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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (10590)	4/22/1999 1:22:00 PM
From: Dave Hanson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

I missed the CC. Any discussion of the SG&A #? And thanks Jim for the excellent piece. This adds some new date I hadn't seen, like the recent cash flow to big vs. small cap funds.

To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (10590)	4/22/1999 3:50:00 PM
From: Marc Newman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

Did we get any upgrades or reiterations today? If not, I'd think they will come tomorrow morning. Edit--looks like we just had our retest of $24. IMO.

To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (10590)	4/23/1999 10:06:00 AM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14266

Sega Dreamcast console to offer Zip drive as option By Yoshiko Hara EE Times (04/22/99, 1:55 p.m. EDT) TOKYO — In a bid to extend its Dreamcast videogame platform, Sega Enterprises Ltd. has teamed up with Iomega Corp. to add an external storage drive to the Dreamcast console that will be capable of storing downloaded Web pages and e-mail. Under the companies' agreement, Iomega's 100-Mbyte Zip drive will be customized for Sega's Dreamcast system. "We have chosen a Zip drive for its durability and low cost," said a Sega spokesman. "For gaming purposes, durability is essential." The current Dreamcast model features Internet accessibility, but can only store e-mail on a server. Because the sever memory space allocated to each user is limited, "there has been a strong demand [for more memory space]," said the Sega spokesman. In addition to stored e-mail and Web pages, the 100-Mbyte disk drive will contain game-update data. Since its introduction in Japan last November, Sega has shipped a total of one million units of Dreamcast. The Zip drive will fit under the Dreamcast console and its disk will be loaded from the front. Further details, including compatibility with current PCs, have yet to be hammered out. "This is just the first step in what Sega is planning," said the spokesman. The addition of non-game-oriented functions to its gaming system signals the company's intention to promote Dreamcast as a home-information system, but details about those capabilities have not yet been disclosed. Sega's approach differs from that of rival Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). When Sony introduced its Playstation2 last month, the company said it would promote it as a game machine. Sega will introduce the new drive as an option to Dreamcast on September 9 in the United States with a suggested retail price of $199, and on September 23 in Europe. The company said it intends to sell the new system to gaming-oriented channels +++++++++++++ Not sure if this really will help sell the DC machine. The 1M units sold in Japan already is a Plus for Sega. I also think the $199 price is an advantage over the PS2 (@$499?) inspite of the PS2's ability to play old PS games. Go THQI. Nice to see it positioned ahead of Midway. Jim