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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2045)	4/27/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: Pete Mason	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2443

I'm new at looking at this stuff, but here's some trading info from TMSR's recent 13D. It's about a guy who's got something like 320K shares (average cost of $7) and it details his recent trades. Here they are, rearranged chronologically by me: Date No. of Shares Purchased Price/Share ---- ----------------------- ----------- Bot 2/2/99 7,200 11.67 Sld 2/5/99 10,000 10.625 Sld 2/10/99 15,000 10.3417 Bot 2/19/99 2,500 11.95 Sld 3/10/99 6,200 11.5 Bot 3/12/99 1,500 11.875 Bot 3/17/99 500 11.00 Bot 3/18/99 500 10.625 Bot 3/19/99 2,000 10.9375 Sld 3/24/99 5,000 11.25 Sld 3/25/99 3,000 13.00 Sld 3/30/99 5,000 11.25 Bot 5/31/99 2,500 15.0625 Sld 3/31/99 2,500 15.0625 Bot 4/1/99 4,000 15.1563 Sld 4/5/99 5,000 17.00 Sld 4/6/99 5,000 17.875 Sld 4/7/99 5,000 17.875 Sld 4/8/99 5,000 20.125 Bot 4/19/99 1,000 22.535 Sld 4/19/99 1,500 18.9375 Bot 21700 shares Sld 68200 shares Is this common behavior?? Why would someone with hundreds of thousands of shares piddle around with blocks this size?? Does anyone have any comments on this trading activity? I just don't understand it. -- Pete

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2045)	4/28/1999 2:42:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2443

INTERNET--(esecurities.W)--April 28, 1999 - ThrustMaster, Sony, eToys co-sponsor GamePro's 10th Anniversary Reader Sweepstakes. Win a Date with Lara Croft In GamePro magazine's 10th Anniversary Reader Sweepstakes Over $25,000 in Prizes Offered in GamePro's May Issue and Online at GameProWorld.com SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999--IDG Games Media Group, the world's largest interactive entertainment information provider for multiplatform gaming enthusiasts and publisher of GamePro magazine, the world's largest multiplatform gaming magazine, today announced the largest sweepstakes in GamePro's 10-year history. GamePro's 10th Anniversary Reader Sweepstakes is showcased in the May 1999 issue and features a Grand Prize all expenses paid date with the model who plays Lara Croft, star of the best-selling Tomb Raider games from Eidos Interactive. One lucky winner will spend a day with the model who plays the heart-throb heroine Lara Croft and get a sneak-peek behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a cyber star. Two First Place prizes include a full-size Namco TEKKEN 3(TM) arcade machine and a four-player Midway Home Entertainment Gauntlet Legends (TM) arcade machine. ''We are very proud to present the 10th Anniversary Reader Sweepstakes to show our appreciation to our 2.7 million readers who have made GamePro the largest gaming magazine in the country,'' said John F. Rousseau, president and CEO of the IDG Games Media Group, and publisher of GamePro magazine. ''It is the loyalty of these avid gamers over the past 10 years that has built the incredible GamePro brand and made it the fifth largest male teen magazine.'' At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (May 13-15), IDG Games Media Group will launch GameProWorld.com, the World's Premier Entertainment Destination, to provide expanded coverage of gaming, entertainment, and lifestyle information for the Internet Generation...In addition to the Sweepstakes, the May issue of GamePro magazine features exclusive coverage of the Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode 1: Racer console games, including never-seen-before screen shots from Lucas Arts--plus a special Star Wars NetPro Supplement. The GamePro 10th Anniversary Reader Sweepstakes includes products from the following sponsors: eToys.com®, Act Labs(TM), Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., 989 Sports(TM), 989 Studios(TM), Electronic Arts®, CAPCOM®, Eidos Interactive(TM), Activision®, JanSport®, Sony PlayStation®, Sony Computer Entertainment America®, ThrustMaster®, Midway Home Entertainment®, Namco®, Nintendo®, Sega®, Sony Computers of America®, Psygnosis(TM), and HEAT.NET®..." SOURCE: &copy 1999 Thursday April 22, 9:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release 192.41.31.102