51.   He noted that a variety of chipmakers, including National Semicondutor and Advanced Micro Devices, have begun winning market share in the desktop computer business.

52.   He noted that chairman Carlo De Benedetti has repeatedly said Olivetti intends to stay in the computer business.

53.   He said Chairman Carlo De Benedetti has repeatedly said Olivetti intends to stay in the computer business.

54.   He was bought as a yearling by Ernie Paragallo, who owns a real-estate company and computer software business on Long Island, N.Y.

55.   His computer consulting business, according to court records, was foundering and he was facing eviction.

56.   His computer consulting business represents customers unhappy with NCR equipment, and he derives almost his entire livelihood from finding fault with NCR and its products.

57.   Hoping to close the gap with bigger American computer rivals, Siemens of Germany and Fujitsu of Japan said Thursday they that would combine their European computer businesses.

58.   If price were no object, flat-panel displays would probably take over the computer monitor business overnight.

59.   Imagine, too, a computer business in which standard operating systems no longer existed, causing mass confusion in the marketplace.

60.   In its latest move to retrieve its crumbling fortunes, Apple Computer Inc. is spinning off its Newton portable computer business, turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary.