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To: rupert1 who wrote (60076)	4/29/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

April 29, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compaq Supports S3's Savage4 Graphics Accelerator Dow Jones Newswires SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- S3 Inc.'s (SIII) Savage4 accelerator with S3 texture compression is supported by Compaq Computer Corp. (CPQ) for mainstream and performance personal computers. In a press release Thursday, S3 said the Savage4 comes in Pro and GT configurations for mid-range and low-end computers, respectively. Savage4 PRO includes AGP 4X technology, up to 143 megahertz of memory and up to a 32 megabytes of local frame buffer; The Savage4 GT includes AGP 2X technology, 125 megahertz of memory support and up to a 16 megabytes of local frame buffer. S3 said the texture compression technology provides photo-realistic images and three-dimensional graphics for PC games. S3 Inc. develops graphics and video accelerators.

To: rupert1 who wrote (60076)	4/29/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Microsoft, Compaq, Others Sued Over Patent for Pen Technology Microsoft, Compaq, Others Sued Over Patent for Pen Technology San Francisco, April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Casio Inc., Sharp Electronics Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. were sued by a California inventor who says the companies have misappropriated his patented technology for entering data into a computer with an electronic pen. In a suit filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Mitchell Forcier of Walnut Creek, California, says he is the owner of two 1993 patents for a system now widely used in which a user enters handwritten data into a computer as if using a pad and pencil. Forcier contends he invented the ''electronic ink'' data processing system and that a former employer, Aha! Software Corp. of Palo Alto, California, violated confidentiality agreements and sold the technology to Microsoft. Microsoft in turn distributed it to Compaq, Casio, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard and other computer makers as part of the Windows CE system for notepad computers. ''Defendants' infringing acts are an ongoing cause of irreparable harm to Forcier'' and entitle him to damages including lost profits and reasonable royalties, according to the suit, which asks a judge to stop the computer companies' use of his invention. Officials of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the No. 1 software maker in the world, were not immediately available to comment on the suit. Officials of Houston-based Compaq; Dover, New Jersey-based Casio; Mahway, New Jersey-based Sharp; Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard; and Aha! Also could not immediately be reached for comment. Shares of Microsoft fell 1 1/16 to 81 1/16 in afternoon trading today. Compaq fell 1/2 to 23 3/16. Casio's American depositary receipts were unchanged at 68 1/4 when last traded yesterday. Sharp American depositary receipts rose 5 1/2 to 115 when last traded Monday. Hewlett-Packard fell 1 to 78 5/16.

To: rupert1 who wrote (60076)	4/29/1999 1:51:00 PM
From: Loki	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

victor....I've been so busy...I haven't had time to be on the net.... You are like Hercules who is now holding the thread... Has Atlas (Elwood) given you this weight, to carry? Your name reference brings to mind a missed opportunity by Mr. Mason.....he could have changed his name from "Earl"...to..."URL"...thus he could have been internet savvy URL Mason..... Compare Q1 98 to Q1 99....(remember Q1 98 was bad) Revenues and SGA between the two quarters, respective. The % increase in SGA far surpasses % revenue...between Q's. Compare % SGA to revenues. Q1 99 over 15%...CPQ historical 12%. CPQ failed to guide analysts high expectations down. If we apply 12% SGA to 9.4 bil revs we are left with about $.16 extra per share.... Loki