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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
LONGER SUBJECT TO
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Value Partners, Ltd. Miami Computer Supply Corporation (MCSC) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year below) below
Person (Voluntary) January 2000 ----------------- ------------------
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 808
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(Street) 75-2291866-Value 5. If Amendment, (Check Applicable Line)
Partners Ltd. Date of Original ___Form filed by One Reporting Person
75-2741747-Ewing & (Month/Year) X Form filed by More than One
Dallas Texas 75205 Partners ---Reporting Person(1)
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Common Stock 1/18/00 S 10,300 D $36.18 1,414,891 D(1)(2)
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Common Stock 1/19/00 S 8,500 D 34.69 1,406,391 D(1)(2)
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Common Stock 1/20/00 S 180,000 D 33.815 1,226,391 D(1)(2)
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Common Stock 3,000 I (5)
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Common Stock 41,728 I (4)
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Common Stock 3,725 I (3)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-97)
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM
DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship of In-
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form direct
ative Securi- of De- Bene-
Secur- ties rivative ficial
ity Bene- Secu- Own-
(Instr. ficially rity: ership
5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4)
at End (D) or
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Value Partners, Ltd. ("VP") is a Texas limited partnership and holds the shares of Common Stock directly.
(2) Ewing & Partners ("EP") is a Texas general partnership and is the general partner of VP.
(3) These shares are owned by the Timothy G. Ewing SARSEP IRA Account. Timothy G. Ewing is a general partner of EP.
(4) These shares are owned by the Timothy G. Ewing IRA Account. Timothy G. Ewing is a general partner of EP.
(5) These shares are owned by the Timothy G. Ewing investment account. Timothy G. Ewing is a general partner of EP.
/s/ Timothy G. Ewing February 3, 2000
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Timothy G. Ewing, Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute General Partner
Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Ewing & Partners
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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