51.  He secretly hawked candy in the school corridors, bought and sold used computers, and kept a stand at a local flea market.

52.  He was hired as chairman and chief executive of pcOrder.com, an Austin, Texas-based company founded in June that helps customers buy and sell computers electronically.

53.  Hewlett-Packard also will sell the computers through the direct sales channel at some retailers, including CompUSA and Computer City.

54.  He will become chairman and chief executive of Pcorder.com, which sells computers on the Internet.

55.  His goal is to sell one computer a week and add two technology consultants a month.

56.  H-P already sells computers to BankAmerica.

57.  H-P already sells computers to businesses including BankAmerica Corp., Citicorp., and other big companies.

58.  Hughes has also been approved to sell computers to other government agency contracts in addition to the Air Force, he said.

59.  IBM and Dell are even selling computers with Linux preinstalled, because many corporate clients are asking for them.

60.  IBM does not make and sell Macintosh computers, but instead resells Macintosh software when it sells Power PC processors to other computer makers.