Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 12:37:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 47 is both micro and soft.

The Wall Street Journal says (1-3-97) that Microsoft acquired 47 companies over the last three years at 1.5 Billion.

(Maybe 1.47 Billion?)

[submitted by]
. Brian J. Cragun GUI and Multimedia Development
. Software Invention Review Board

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 15:50:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 47 cuts

Wall Street Jornal article this morning says DEC is cutting prices on Alpha-based products by up to 47%.

[submitted by]
. Brian J. Cragun GUI and Multimedia Development
. Software Invention Review Board

Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 13:53:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 47s for 97

[here are a bunch of 47s to get you going in the new year]

Today (1-3-97), 47 days into the protests in Serbia, president Milosovich (sic.) finally made some consessions, though they were inadequate and did not appease the protesters.

Also, I think there are 74 hostages left in the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru.

The minimum salary in the NBA is $247,000.

[submitted by]
Christian Schumann-Curtis

it is 47 degrees in seattle today
in "Executive Decision" Steven Seagal talks about flying a B1 bomber up to the belly of "The '47"
in "Turbulence" the hijacked 747 is Flight 47
the LA Dodgers are up for sale after being owned by the same family for 47 years.

and, the best one in awhile:
This was reported on the National Network news:
A soldier lost his wallet in the desert in Desert Storm. Recently, a Sri Lankan worker found the wallet and sent it back to the soldier with everything intact....including 47 sunbaked dollars.

[submitted by]
Joel S. Bachar, Blackchair Productions
"Independent Exposure," Seattle Independent Film & Video Consortium
http://www.speakeasy.org/blackchair/
http://www.lightlink.com/offline/SIFVC.html