This came thru from another list (www.winfiles.com). It may be old news to some, in which case apologies for the BW. The "relevance" to this list is of course the mention of Lew Platt: << Hoping to stave off lawsuits that could delay the shipment of Windows 98, dozens of Microsoft partners--many from high-profile companies--are warning government regulators that their much-anticipated legal action against the software giant could have serious consequences. In one letter sent to the Justice Department, top executives from 26 high-tech companies--including Intel, Compaq Computer, and Hewlett-Packard--urged the agency not to take any action that would delay Windows 98, which is scheduled to be shipped to PC vendors in mid-May and released to consumers June 25. The signatories of the letter are some of the best-known executives in the computer industry. The list includes Andy Grove, chairman of Intel; Eckhard Pfeiffer, chairman of Compaq; Lew Platt, chairman of Hewlett-Packard; Gordon Eubanks, CEO of Symantec; Joe Daltoso, CEO of Micron; and James Halpin, president of CompUSA. -From News.com, http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,21702,00.html >> Costas Anastassiades, Athens-Greece