101.   Later, as tastes develop, software makers say they will respond.

102.   Massachusetts stocks gained as shares of Brooktrout Technology Inc. rose after the telecommunications equipment maker said it will split its stock three-for-two next month.

103.   LSI Logic added to the bad news, when the maker of specialty said first-quarter profits and sales will be weaker than expected because of slacking demand.

104.   Micron shares fell after the semiconductor maker said its chairman and chief executive, Steve Appleton, resigned after little more than a year on the job.

105.   More will come later, policy makers said.

106.   Most large PC makers say they will install Explorer even if Microsoft is forced to offer them a choice.

107.   Nevertheless, cigarette makers said the agreement was a collection of major concessions on their part.

108.   Optical mouse makers say that their products will work on any surface, but Jaffe quickly found that was not the case under the ocean.

109.   PC makers say that the icon stricture is not the only recent Microsoft move that has taken them by surprise.

110.   Other auto makers said Thursday that their sales increased.