11.   But Monday was the first time recently he has subjected himself to the more adversarial questioning by reporters covering the antitrust trial.

12.   But U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who presided over the antitrust trial, did not believe the two executives.

13.   Currie said he heard no significant discussions within Netscape last fall about how the proposed deal might affect the antitrust trial.

14.   David Boies, who represented the government in the Microsoft antitrust trial and Al Gore in the post-election scandals, is the lawyer in most demand in this specialty.

15.   David Farber, professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania, testified against Microsoft during the antitrust trial.

16.   Does Microsoft propose we ignore the most important antitrust trial of the century unless we can report each and every word?

17.   Edward W. Felten, an associate professor of computer science at Princeton, is perhaps best known for his role in the Microsoft antitrust trial.

18.   Farber, a University of Pennsylvania professor, drew attention last year when he served as a Justice Department expert witness in the bitter Microsoft antitrust trial.

19.   Gates during his appearance was smiling and forceful, in contrast to the hunched and dour businessman that the nation saw in a videotaped deposition during the antitrust trial.

20.   He chose not to appear in person as a witness in the antitrust trial, though he has testified in other courtroom proceedings.