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          was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.               
          (NBM), which in turn was a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwest.              
               NEFI was actively involved in leasing transactions involving           
          “middle market” equipment (i.e., equipment having a market value            
          between $25,000 and $2 million).  NEFI was also involved, albeit to         
          a lesser extent, in leasing transactions involving higher end               
          equipment.                                                                  
               Within the Norwest group, sale-leasebacks were usually taken           
          in the name of NEFI’s parent, NBM.  James Renner was president of           
          NEFI.  Phyllis Grossman was vice president of sale-leaseback                
          transactions for NEFI.  She was primarily responsible for reviewing         
          the structure of, and overseeing the completion of, all proposed            
          sale-leaseback transactions.                                                
               NEFI employed the law firm of Faegre & Benson (and used the            
          services of David Beadie and John Steffen) to render legal advice           
          with respect to the sale-leaseback transaction involved herein.             
          II. Comdisco and CIG                                                        
               Comdisco, Inc. (Comdisco), is a Delaware corporation with its          
          principal place of business in Rosemont, Illinois.  Comdisco is a           
          publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on the New York             
          Stock Exchange.  Comdisco is a lessor, dealer, and remarketer of            
          computer equipment.  In 1993, it was the largest independent                
          computer leasing company in the United States.                              
               Comdisco purchases computers primarily through debt financing.         
          After entering into a lease with a customer (existing lease),               





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