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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

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                                 LOAN AGREEMENT

                                     between

                                  CYNET, Inc.,

                                 as the Borrower

                                       and

              CRTLP, Inc., G&B McIntosh Family Limited Partnership
                        and the McIntosh Revocable Trust

                                 as the Lenders

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Article I - DEFINITIONS.......................................................1

           SECTION 1.1. Definitions...........................................1

           SECTION 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions.........................7

Article II - AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOAN.....................................7

           SECTION 2.1. The Loan..............................................7

           SECTION 2.2. Evidence of Debt......................................8

           SECTION 2.3. Optional Prepayment...................................8

           SECTION 2.4. Payments..............................................8

           SECTION 2.5. Interest Rate.........................................9

           SECTION 2.6. Computation of Interest...............................9

           SECTION 2.7. Application of Payments...............................9

           SECTION 2.8. Single Loan...........................................9

           SECTION 2.9. Taxes.................................................9

Article III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................10

           SECTION 3.1. Financial Information................................10

           SECTION 3.2. No Change............................................10

           SECTION 3.3. Existence; Compliance with Law.......................10

           SECTION 3.4. Subsidiaries.........................................11

           SECTION 3.5. Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations........11

           SECTION 3.6. Full Disclosure......................................11

           SECTION 3.7. Other Ventures.......................................12

           SECTION 3.8. No Legal Bar.........................................12

           SECTION 3.9. No Material Litigation...............................12

           SECTION 3.10. No Default..........................................12

           SECTION 3.11. Ownership of Property; Liens........................12

           SECTION 3.12. Intellectual Property...............................12

           SECTION 3.13. No Burdensome Restrictions..........................13

           SECTION 3.14. Taxes...............................................13

           SECTION 3.15. Federal Regulations.................................13


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           SECTION 3.16. ERISA...............................................14

           SECTION 3.17. Labor Matters.......................................14

           SECTION 3.18. Investment Company Act, Other Regulations...........14

           SECTION 3.19. Ownership of Borrower...............................14

           SECTION 3.20. Environmental Matters...............................15

           SECTION 3.21. Insurance...........................................16

           SECTION 3.22. Material Agreements.................................16

           SECTION 3.23. Security Interests..................................16

           SECTION 3.24. Solvency............................................16

Article IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT............................................17

           SECTION 4.1.  Conditions to the Initial Advance...................17

                     (a) Loan Documents......................................17

                     (b) Related Agreements..................................17

                     (c) Warrant.............................................17

                     (d) Organizational Documents............................17

                     (e) Proceedings of the Borrower.........................17

                     (f) Incumbency Certificates.............................17

                     (g) Third-Party Consents................................18

                     (h) Actions to Perfect Liens............................18

                     (i) No Default..........................................18

                     (j) No Injunction.......................................18

                     (k) [Term omitted] .....................................18

                     (l) Absence of Certain Changes..........................18

                     (m) Fees................................................18

                     (n) Legal Opinion.......................................19

                     (o) Solvency Certificate................................19

                     (p) Lien Searches.......................................19

                     (q) Insurance...........................................19

                     (r) Good Standing.......................................19


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                     (s) Representations and Warranties......................19

                     (t) Approvals...........................................19

                     (u) Due Diligence.......................................19

                     (v) Additional Matters..................................20

Article V - AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS............................................21

           SECTION 5.1. Delivery of Financial Information....................21

           SECTION 5.2. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence.....22

           SECTION 5.3. Maintenance of Property; Insurance...................22

           SECTION 5.4. Inspection of Property; Books and Records;
                        Discussions..........................................22

           SECTION 5.5. Notices..............................................22

           SECTION 5.6. Environmental Laws...................................23

           SECTION 5.7. Lender's Fees........................................23

           SECTION 5.8. Further Assurances...................................23

Article VI - NEGATIVE COVENANTS..............................................23

           SECTION 6.1. Limitation on Indebtedness...........................23

           SECTION 6.2. Limitation on Liens..................................23

           SECTION 6.3. Limitation on Guarantee Obligations..................24

           SECTION 6.4. Limitation on Fundamental Changes....................24

           SECTION 6.5. Limitation on Sale of Assets.........................24

           SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Restricted Payments....................24

           SECTION 6.7. Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances........24

           SECTION 6.8. Limitation on Cancellation of Indebtedness...........25

           SECTION 6.9. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates...........25

           SECTION 6.10. Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks..................25

           SECTION 6.11. Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses...............25

           SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Changes to Capital Structure..........25

           SECTION 6.13. Limitation on Events of Default.....................25

           SECTION 6.14. Limitation on Lines of Business.....................25

Article VII - EVENTS OF DEFAULT..............................................26


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           SECTION 7.1. Events of Default....................................26

           SECTION 7.2. Remedies.............................................28

           SECTION 7.3. Rights Not Exclusive.................................28

Article VIII - MISCELLANEOUS.................................................28

           SECTION 8.1. Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement........28

           SECTION 8.2. Notices..............................................29

           SECTION 8.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.......................30

           SECTION 8.4. Survival.............................................30

           SECTION 8.5. Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification.......30

           SECTION 8.6. Adjustments; Set-off.................................32

           SECTION 8.7. Counterparts.........................................32

           SECTION 8.8. Severability.........................................32

           SECTION 8.9. GOVERNING LAW........................................32

           SECTION 8.10. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.................32

           SECTION 8.11. Acknowledgments.....................................33

           SECTION 8.12. WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL...............................33

           SECTION 8.13. Conflict of Terms...................................34

           SECTION 8.14. Section Titles......................................34

           SECTION 8.15. Parties.............................................34

           SECTION 8.16. Authorized Signature................................34

           SECTION 8.17. Usury Savings Clause................................34


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                             EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES


EXHIBIT A            Form of Warrant

EXHIBIT B            Form of Promissory Note

EXHIBIT C            Form of Legal Opinion

SCHEDULE 3.4         Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 3.9         Material Litigation

SCHEDULE 3.12        Intellectual Property

SCHEDULE 3.19        Capital Stock of Borrower

SCHEDULE 3.22        Material Agreements

SCHEDULE 8.16        Authorized Signature


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      This LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of March 31, 2001 (this "Agreement"), is
between Cynet, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Borrower"), and CRTLP, Inc., G&B
McIntosh Family Limited Partnership, and McIntosh Revocable Trust (collectively
the "Lender").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and
in the other Loan Documents, Lender has agreed to extend to Borrower a
$1,258,310 term loan;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein
and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

                             ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS

      SECTION 1.1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

      "Affiliate" means as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the
power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the securities
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (b)
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether by contract or otherwise.

      "Agreement" means this Loan Agreement, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.

      "Asset Sale" means any sale, lease, sale-leaseback, assignment or other
disposition by the Borrower of any of its property or assets, including any of
the Capital Stock of the Borrower.

      "Assignee Lender" means any holder of any of the Notes other than Lender.

      "Bankruptcy Code" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.1(h).

      "Business" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.20(b).

      "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in Houston, Texas are authorized or required by law to
close.

      "Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any
and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation)
and any and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase any of the
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      "Cash Equivalents" means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof
maturing within one year from the date of the acquisition thereof, (b)
commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation
thereof and at the time of their acquisition having the highest rating
obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., and (iii) certificates of deposit, maturing no more than one year
from the date of creation thereof, issued by commercial banks incorporated under
the laws of the United States of America, each having combined capital, surplus
and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 and having a rating of "A"
or better by a nationally recognized rating agency.

      "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as a
"person" or "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) acquires record or beneficial
interest in more than 20% of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Borrower (including, for purposes hereof, any securities that are convertible
into or exchangeable, with or without payment of additional consideration in
cash or property, for such voting securities, either immediately or upon the
occurrence of a specified date or a specified event), either in a single
transaction or a series of transactions.

      "Closing Date" means the date on which the conditions set forth in Section
4.1 shall be satisfied and this Agreement and the Loan Documents, as hereinafter
defined, are executed.

      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

      "Collateral" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security
Agreement.

      "Commonly Controlled Entity" means an entity, whether or not incorporated,
which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section
4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is
treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

      "Contractual Obligation" means as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.

      "Default" means any of the events specified in Section 7.1, whether or not
any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any
other condition, has been satisfied.

      "Default Rate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.5(c).

      "Dollars" and "$" mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.

      "Environmental Laws" mean any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or
municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes,
decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law
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imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human
health or the environment, as are now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

      "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.

      "Event of Default" means any of the events specified in Section 7.1,
provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or
both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

      "Fair Labor Standards Act" means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as
amended from time to time.

      "Financial Statements" means the consolidated balance sheet of any Person
and its consolidated Subsidiaries and their related income and retained earnings
and cash flow statements for the period then ended.

      "Financing Lease" means any lease of property, real or personal, the
obligations of the lessee in respect of which are required in accordance with
GAAP to be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee.

      "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America in effect from time to time.

      "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or
other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government.

      "Guarantee Obligation" means, as to any Person (the "guaranteeing
person"), any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person
(including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce
the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement,
counter indemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in
effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations
(the "primary obligations") of any other third Person (the "primary obligor") in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, provided, however, that the term
Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit
or collection in the ordinary course of business.

      "Highest Lawful Rate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
8.17.

      "Indebtedness" means, of any Person at any date, (a) all indebtedness of
such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), (b) any other
indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or
similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases,
(d) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created
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such Person and (e) all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by
such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable
for the payment thereof.

      "Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
8.5(a).

      "Intellectual Property" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.12.

      "Interest Rate" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.5.

      "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security
interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Financing Lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

      "Loan" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1.

      "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, each of the Notes, the Security
Agreement and all other security documents, including, without limitation, the
Warrant, hereafter delivered to the Lender or any Assignee Lender granting a
Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure the Obligations of the
Borrower hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any
guarantee of any such Obligations.

      "Loan Party" means the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower.

      "Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, property, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations or prospects of the Borrower, (b) the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (c)
perfection or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document, (d)
the ability of the Borrower to repay the Obligations or (e) the rights or
remedies of the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

      "Materials of Environmental Concern" means any hazardous or toxic
substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any
Environmental Law.

      "Maturity Date" means the date that is the earliest of: (i) March 31, 2003
(ii) the date of a Change of Control and (iii) the initial date upon which the
Borrower receives any amount of proceeds from its sale of its fax broadcasting
operations under the Asset Purchase Agreement.

      "Multi-employer Plan" means a Plan which is a multi-employer plan as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

      "Net Proceeds" means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower
in respect of any issuance of Capital Stock after the Closing Date; any Asset
Sale; or any cash payments received in respect of promissory notes delivered to
the Borrower in respect of an Asset Sale; in each case net of (without
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brokers' and underwriters' commissions, lenders fees or credit enhancement fees,
in any case, paid to third parties or, to the extent expressly permitted hereby,
Affiliates) actually incurred and paid by Borrower in effecting such issuance or
sale and (B) any taxes directly attributable to such sale and actually paid or
payable by the Borrower.

      "Notes" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2.

      "Obligations" means the collective reference to the unpaid principal of
and interest on the Loan and any and all other indebtedness, obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the Lender (including,
without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in
this Agreement after the maturity of the Loan), whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter
incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with this Agreement,
the Notes or the other Loan Documents or any other document made, delivered or
given in connection herewith or therewith, in each case whether on account of
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs,
expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements
of counsel to the Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Documents).

      "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.

      "Permitted Liens" means Liens expressly permitted under Section 6.2.

      "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

      "Plan" means, at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is
covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled
Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section
4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.

      "Properties" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.20(a).

      "Regulation G" means Regulation G of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as in effect from time to time.

      "Regulation U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as in effect from time to time.

      "Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is
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      "Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, the certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, articles of organization, operating agreement, limited
partnership agreement, or other organizational, constituent or governing
documents of such Person, and any law, statute, code, ordinance, treaty, rule or
regulation of any federal, state or other Governmental Authority, or
determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in
each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to
which such Person or any of its property is subject.

      "Restricted Payment" means (i) the declaration of any dividend or the
incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or
other property or assets in respect of the Borrower's Capital Stock, (ii) any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption or other retirement of Borrower's
Capital Stock or any other payment or distribution made in respect thereof,
either directly or indirectly, or (iii) any payment by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries other than: (A) payments on the principal and accrued interest
of the Loan (whether scheduled, optional or mandatory), (B) any fees or other
amounts payable hereunder and/or (C) payments made in the ordinary course of the
Borrower's Business.

      "Security Agreement" means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of
even date herewith, made by Borrower in favor of the Lender.

      "Single Employer Plan" means any Plan which is covered by Title IV of
ERISA, but which is not a Multi-employer Plan.

      "Subsidiary" means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other
entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary
voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such
power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of
the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a "Subsidiary" or
to "Subsidiaries" in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries
of the Borrower.

      "Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the
date on which the Loan becomes due and payable pursuant to Section 7.2.

      "Trademark" means (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names,
company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service
marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and the goodwill
associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other
country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and (b) all renewals
thereof.

      "UCC" means, at any time, the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the
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      "U.S. Taxes" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.9.

      "Warrant" means that certain warrant, to be delivered in connection
herewith by the Borrower to the Lender on the Closing Date, giving the Lender or
any holder thereof the right to purchase 4,779,693 shares of Class A Common
Stock, no par value, of the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions
thereof, which such warrant shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.

      SECTION 1.2. Other Definitional Provisions.

            (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this
Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any Note or any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.

            (b) As used herein and in the Note, and any certificate or other
document made or delivered pursuant hereto, accounting terms relating to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms
partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the
respective meanings given to them under GAAP.

            (c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section,
subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.

            (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

                    ARTICLE II - AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOAN

      SECTION 2.1. The Loan.

            (a) On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this
Agreement, the Lender agreed to lend the Borrower an aggregate principal amount
of $1,258,310 (the "Loan"). The Loan was effected under the terms and subject to
the conditions of this Agreement in multiple separate advances made to the
Borrower between August 2000 and December 2000.

      SECTION 2.2. Evidence of Debt. On the Closing Date, the Borrower shall
execute and deliver promissory notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit B,
for the principal amount of the advances provided by the Lender to the Borrower.
For purposes hereof, the promissory notesdescribed in the previous sentence are
referred to individually as a "Note" and collectively as the "Notes", and such
references shall include additional promissory notes, if any, evidencing the
interests evidenced by the foregoing described Notes (including after assignment
of all or part of such interests), payable to the payee named therein or its
registered assigns.

      SECTION 2.3. Optional Prepayment. The Borrower may prepay the Loan at any
time, in whole only (and not in part), without premium or penalty, upon at least
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irrevocable notice to the Lender, specifying the date and amount of prepayment.
If any such notice is given under this Section 2.3, the Borrower shall pay all
outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest to such
date and any other amount payable hereunder or in connection herewith, on the
date specified therein.

      SECTION 2.4. Payments.

            (a) On the Termination Date, the Loan shall be due and payable.

            (b) 100% of any insurance (including any refunds) and condemnation
proceeds shall be applied toward the prepayment of the Loan on each date of
receipt of such proceeds, after the application of such proceeds to the payment
of the loan made by Compaq Computer Corporation dated December 28, 2000.

            (c) 100% of the Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale shall be applied on
each date of receipt of such proceeds toward the prepayment of the Loan, after
the application of such proceeds to the payment of the loan made by Compaq
Computer Corporation dated December 28, 2000.

            (d) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower
hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall
be made without set-off, deduction or counterclaim and shall be made prior to
12:00 noon (Houston, Texas time) on the due date thereof to the Lender at the
Lender's office specified in Section 8.2, in Dollars and in immediately
available funds. If any payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other
than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall
be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. Amounts of
principal paid on account of the Loan by the Borrower may not be reborrowed.

      SECTION 2.5. Interest Rate.

            (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender interest on the unpaid and
outstanding principal amount of the Loan and any accrued but unpaid interest
thereon for the period commencing on the Closing Date to but excluding the date
the Loan shall be paid in full, at an interest rate of 12% per annum (the
"Interest Rate"); provided, however, such interest rate shall not exceed the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

            (b) Interest shall be payable monthly in arrears from and after the
Closing Date and on the Termination Date, provided that interest accruing
pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be payable from time to time on demand.

            (c) In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
hereunder, the outstanding and unpaid principal of the Loan, any accrued and
unpaid interest thereon and any other unpaid amount payable hereunder or in
connection herewith shall bear interest at a rate of 18% per annum (the "Default
Rate") in each case from the date of such non-payment until such overdue
principal, interest, fees, expenses or other amount is paid in full (as well
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before judgment); provided, however, such interest rate shall not exceed the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

      SECTION 2.6. Computation of Interest. Interest shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day). Each computation by the Lender of interest or fees
hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.

      SECTION 2.7. Application of Payments. Borrower irrevocably waives the
right to direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times
hereafter received by Lender from or on behalf of Borrower, and Borrower
irrevocably agrees that Lender shall have the continuing exclusive right to
apply any and all such payments against the then due and payable Obligations of
Borrower and in repayment of the Loan as Lender may deem advisable. In the
absence of specific determination by the Lender with respect thereto, the same
shall be applied in the following order: (i) then due and payable fees and
expenses; (ii) then due and payable interest payments on the Loan; and (iii)
then due and payable principal payments on the Loan.

      SECTION 2.8. Single Loan. The Loan and all of the other Obligations of
Borrower arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
constitute one general obligation of the Borrower secured, until payment by the
Borrower under Section 2.3 or 2.4 hereof, by all of the Collateral.

      SECTION 2.9. Taxes. All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement
and the Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or
withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other
taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now
or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any
Governmental Authority in the United States of America. If any such taxes,
levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees deductions or withholdings ("U.S Taxes")
are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Lender hereunder or
under any Note, the amounts so payable to the Lender shall be increased to the
extent necessary to yield to the Lender (after payment of all U.S. Taxes)
interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the
amounts specified in this Agreement. Whenever any U.S. Taxes are payable by the
Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the
Lender a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower
showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any U.S. Taxes when due to
the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Lender the required
receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify
the Lender for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become
payable by the Lender as a result of any such failure. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the agreements in this subsection shall survive the
termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loan and all other amounts
payable hereunder.

                  ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      To induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loan,
the Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:


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      SECTION 3.1. Financial Information.

            (a) The Financial Statements of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2000, certified by the Chief Financial Officer
of the Borrower, and each other financial statement of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Lender on or prior to the Closing
Date as and when delivered to the Lender fairly presents the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the
date thereof and the consolidated results of their operations for the period
then ended, all in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.

            (b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries had at
September 30, 2000 any material obligation, contingent liability or liability
for taxes, long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitment which is
not reflected in the balance sheet at such date referred to in Section 3.1(a)
above or in the notes thereto.

      SECTION 3.2. No Change. Since the date of the Financial Statements under
Section 3.1(a) above, there has been no development or event which has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. During the
period from the date of such Financial Statements to and including the date
hereof, no dividends or other distributions have been declared, paid or made
upon the Capital Stock of the Borrower nor has any of the Capital Stock of the
Borrower been redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired for value by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

      SECTION 3.3. Existence; Compliance with Law. The Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation, (b) has the power and
authority, and the legal right, to own and operate property, to lease property
and to conduct its business as now, heretofore and proposed to be conducted, (c)
is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
wherein the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could have a
Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law
except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

      SECTION 3.4. Subsidiaries. There currently exist no Subsidiaries of
Borrower other than those set forth on Schedule 3.4 hereto, which sets forth all
such Subsidiaries, together with their respective jurisdictions of incorporation
and the authorized and outstanding Capital Stock of each such Subsidiary, by
class and number and percentage of each class legally owned by Borrower or a
Subsidiary of Borrower or any other Person, or to be owned by the Closing Date.
There are no options, warrants, rights to purchase or similar rights of any
nature covering Capital Stock for any such Subsidiary.

      SECTION 3.5. Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the Loan
Documents and all instruments and documents to be delivered by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, to the extent they are parties thereto, hereunder and
thereunder and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and therein: (i)
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been, or by the Closing Date will be, duly authorized by all necessary or proper
corporate action; (iii) are not in contravention of any provision of the
Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' respective certificates or articles of
incorporation or by-laws; (iv) will not violate any law or regulation, or any
order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality; (v) will not
conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default
under or accelerate any performance required by, any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their property is bound; (vi) will not result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries other than those in favor of Lender, all pursuant to the Loan
Documents; and (vii) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental
Authority or any other Person. At or prior to the Closing Date, each of the Loan
Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered for the benefit of or on
behalf of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and each shall then
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, to the extent they are parties thereto, enforceable against them
in accordance with its terms.

      SECTION 3.6. Full Disclosure.

            (a) All written statements prepared or furnished by or on behalf of
the Borrower in connection with any of the Loan Documents or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. There are no facts known (or which should upon the
reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to the Borrower that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect and that have not been disclosed herein or in such other documents,
certificates and written statements furnished to the Lender for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

            (b) All information supplied to the Lender by or on behalf of the
Borrower with respect to any of the Collateral (in each case taken as a whole
with respect to any particular Collateral) is accurate and complete in all
material respects.

      SECTION 3.7. Other Ventures. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any other
Person.

      SECTION 3.8. No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof as
contemplated hereby will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual
Obligation of the Borrower or of any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in,
or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its or their
respective properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation.

      SECTION 3.9. No Material Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9,
no litigation, dispute, action, investigation or proceeding of or before any
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Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or
against the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower or against any of its or
their properties or revenues, which (a) is with respect to any of the Loan
Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b)
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Borrower nor any of its properties is subject to any order, writ, judgment or
decree of any Governmental Authority

      SECTION 3.10. No Default. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation owed by it
and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no other party is in default under
or with respect to any Contractual Obligation owed to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than, in either case, those defaults which individually or
in the aggregate could not have a Material Adverse Effect or are in respect to
payment of a trade payable.

      SECTION 3.11. Ownership of Property; Liens. The Borrower has good record
and marketable title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its
real property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its
other property, and none of such property is subject to any Lien other than a
Permitted Lien.

      SECTION 3.12. Intellectual Property. Schedule 3.12 contains a true and
complete list of all copyrights, Trademarks, tradenames, service marks, patents
and patent applications, (collectively, the "Intellectual Property") which are
owned or used by the Company or which the Company has the right to use. The
Company has sufficient title and ownership of all of the Intellectual Property
necessary for its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted without
any conflict with or infringement of the rights of others. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.12, there are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of
any kind relating to the Intellectual Property, nor is the Borrower bound by or
a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets,
licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person or
entity. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9, the Borrower has not received any
written communication alleging that it has violated or, by conducting its
business as proposed, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other proprietary rights of
any other Person or entity. The Borrower is not aware that any of its employees
is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of
any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his or
her best efforts to promote the interests of the Borrower or that would conflict
with Borrower's business as proposed to be conducted. Neither the execution nor
delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, nor the carrying on of
the Borrower's business as proposed, will, to the best of the Borrower's
knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or
instrument under which any of such employees is now obligated. The Borrower does
not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions of any of its
employees (or people to whom it has made written offers of employment) made
prior to or outside the scope of their employment by the Borrower, other than


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inventions the lack of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

      SECTION 3.13. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

      SECTION 3.14. Taxes. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed all tax
returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and
payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its
property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its
property by any Governmental Authority (other than any the amount or validity of
which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the
books of the Borrower); no tax Lien has been filed, and, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other
charge.

      SECTION 3.15. Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of the Loan
will be used for "purchasing" or "carrying" any "margin stock" within the
respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation G or Regulation
U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time
to time hereafter in effect. If requested by the Lender, the Borrower will
furnish to the Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the
requirements of FR Form G-1 or FR Form U-1 referred to in said Regulation G or
Regulation U, as the case may be.

      SECTION 3.16. ERISA. Each Plan of the Borrower has complied in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. No
termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during the five-year period prior to the date on
which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan. The
present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on
those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual
valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed
made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued
benefits. Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a
complete or partial withdrawal from any Multi-employer Plan, and neither the
Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any
liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity
were to withdraw completely from all Multi-employer Plans as of the valuation
date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or
deemed made.

      SECTION 3.17. Labor Matters. There are no strikes or other labor disputes
against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to Borrower's knowledge,
threatened which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Hours worked by and
payment made to employees of Borrower and its Subsidiaries have not been in
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing
with such matters which would have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due
from Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and
welfare insurance which would have a Material Adverse Effect if not paid have
been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Borrower or such Subsidiary.


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      SECTION 3.18. Investment Company Act, Other Regulations. The Borrower is
not an "investment company," or a company "controlled" by an "investment
company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Federal or State statute or
regulation (other than Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System) which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness.

      SECTION 3.19. Ownership of Borrower.

            (a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Borrower consists of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, no par value,
20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, no par value, and 10,000,000 shares
of blank preferred stock. The issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the
Borrower consists solely of 32,273,427 shares of Class A Common Stock, 1,027,434
shares of Class B Common Stock, 3,331,200 shares of Series D Preferred Stock
which is convertible into 3,701,333 shares of Class A common stock, 1,601 shares
of Series E Preferred Stock which is convertible into 22,432,395 shares of Class
A common stock, 2,084 shares of Series F Preferred Stock which is convertible
into 29,199,944 shares of Class A common stock, 5,000,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock reserved for the exercise of Employee Incentive Stock Options and
13,318,449 shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock reserved for the exercise
of Warrants for Class A and Class B Common Stock. All outstanding shares of
Capital Stock of the Borrower are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable and are free and clear of any liens or encumbrances and are
not subject to preemptive rights or rights of first refusal. All outstanding
shares of Capital Stock and other securities of the Borrower were issued in
compliance with all applicable laws.

            (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19, there are no options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character (i)
obligating the Borrower to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem any shares
of capital stock or any other securities of the Borrower; or (ii) obligating the
Borrower to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or
otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment
or agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19, there are no contracts,
commitments or agreements of any nature relating to voting, purchase or sale of
any of the Borrower's capital stock, including, without limitation, any
commitments to issue voting securities, and no agreements to participate in any
income of the Borrower.

            (c) The sale and delivery of the Warrants and the issuance of the
shares of common stock upon exercise thereof as contemplated by the Warrant are
not subject to any preemptive right, right of first refusal or other right or
restriction, except for restrictions pursuant to federal securities laws and
state "Blue Sky" laws. Upon delivery of the Warrant in accordance with this
Agreement and of the certificate(s) representing the shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise thereof in accordance with the Warrant, the Lender will
acquire good and marketable title to the Warrants and such shares of common
stock, free and clear of any lien, pledge, claim, charge, restriction or other
encumbrance and with no title defects, and will be entitled to all the rights of
a holder of such Warrants or shares of common stock as applicable.


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      SECTION 3.20. Environmental Matters.

            (a) The facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Properties") do not contain, and have
not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or
concentrations which (i) constitute or constituted a violation of, or (ii) could
reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.

            (b) The Properties and all operations at the Properties are in
compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all
applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about
the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the
Properties or the business operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(the "Business") which could interfere with the continued operation of the
Properties or materially impair the fair saleable value thereof.

            (c) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or
potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with
Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the Business, nor
does the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will
be received or is being threatened.

            (d) Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or
disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location
which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under, any
Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been
generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties
in violation of, or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to give rise
to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.

            (e) No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action
is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any
Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or will be named as
a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any
consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other
orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any
Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business.

            (f) There has been no release or threat of release of Materials of
Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to
the operations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the
Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in
amounts or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to give rise to
liability under Environmental Laws.

      SECTION 3.21. Insurance. All policies of insurance of any kind or nature
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including policies of fire, theft, product
liability, public liability, property damage, other casualty, employee fidelity,
workers' compensation, directors' and officers' liability and employee health
and welfare insurance, are in full force and effect and are


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of a nature and provide such coverage as is customarily carried by companies of
the size and character of each such Person and comply with the requirements of
Section 5.3. The Borrower has not been refused insurance for any material
coverage for which it had applied or had any policy of insurance terminated
(other than at its request).

      SECTION 3.22. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

      SECTION 3.23. Security Interests. At all times after execution and
delivery of each Loan Document by the parties thereto and the satisfaction of
the conditions specified in Section 4.1, the security interests created in favor
of the Lender under the Loan Documents will constitute legal, valid, perfected
security interests in all right, title and interest in the Collateral,
enforceable against the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, subject to no other
Liens, except as expressly permitted hereunder. The Liens granted to the Lender
pursuant to the Security Agreement will at the Closing Date be fully perfected
first priority Liens in and to the Collateral described therein.

      SECTION 3.24. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].

                        ARTICLE IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

      SECTION 4.1. Conditions to the Closing. The agreement of the Lender to
close this Agreement and the Loan Documents is subject to the fulfillment,
immediately prior to or concurrently with the Closing Date, of the following
conditions precedent:

            (a) Loan Documents. The Lender shall have received (a) this
Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower,
(b) the Notes executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the
Borrower and (c) each of the other Loan Documents, each executed and delivered
by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

            (b) Related Agreements. The Lender shall have received true and
correct copies, certified as to authenticity by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Borrower, of the principal documents relating to any financings the Borrower
may enter into and such other documents or instruments as may be requested by
the Lender to which the Borrower may be a party, all of which shall be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

            (c) Warrant. The Borrower shall issue and delivered to Lender the
Warrant;

            (d) Organizational Documents. The Lender shall have received a true
and complete copy of the articles of incorporation, as amended or otherwise
modified, and bylaws of the Borrower certified as of a recent date by the
Secretary of the Borrower, which shall be in full force and effect and in form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender.


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            (e) Proceedings of the Borrower. The Lender shall have received a
copy of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, of
the Board of Directors of the Borrower, and as applicable its Subsidiaries,
authorizing (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents by the Borrower and, as applicable, its Subsidiaries
and (b) the granting by the Borrower and, as applicable, its Subsidiaries of the
Liens created pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, certified
by the Secretary of the Borrower and of the applicable Subsidiaries as of the
Closing Date, which certificates shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lender and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been
amended, modified, revoked or rescinded.

            (f) Incumbency Certificates. The Lender shall have received a
certificate of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, dated the Closing
Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of the Borrower and
each of its Subsidiaries executing any Loan Document satisfactory in form and
substance to the Lender executed by the President or any Vice President and the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Borrower or such applicable
Subsidiary.

            (g) Third-Party Consents. All governmental, shareholder and third
party consents and approvals necessary or advisable in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and the
making of the Loan and the continuing operations of the Borrower shall have been
obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods
shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent
authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose materially adverse
conditions on the making of the Loan.

            (h) Actions to Perfect Liens. Subject to the lien filed by Compaq
Computer Corporation dated December 29, 2000, Lender will have a valid and
perfected first priority lien on and security interest in all of the Collateral
(whether now owned or hereafter acquired), which lien and security interest will
be enforceable against the applicable grantor thereof and all third parties and
will secure the obligations stated therein. All filings, recordations and other
actions necessary under any laws to perfect and protect such liens and security
interests as first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral have
been, or will on the closing date be, duly taken.

            (i) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the advance under the
Loan as requested to be made on such date.

            (j) No Injunction. No law or regulation shall prohibit, and no
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall enjoin, prohibit
or restrain, and no litigation shall be pending or threatened which, in the
judgment of the Lender, would enjoin, prohibit, prevent or restrain or impose
materially adverse conditions upon (a) the making of the Loan or any advance or
(b) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any of the Loan
Documents.

            (k) [Intentionally omitted]


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            (l) Absence of Certain Changes. The Lender shall have received a
certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower, satisfactory in form
and substance to the Lender, stating that, as of such date, to the best of his
knowledge, after due and reasonable inquiry, no change has occurred in the
Business, assets, operations, prospects, or financial or other condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole since September 30, 2000 that has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

            (m) Fees. The Lender shall have received payment by the Borrower of
all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Lender, including fees, costs and
expenses of Lender's outside counsel, that are due and payable under the terms
hereof or any of the Loan Documents as of the date of such advance of funds;
provided, that all such fees, costs and expenses may be paid contemporaneously
with such advance by agreeing that the amount of such fees, costs and expenses
shall be deemed to be part of the principal funded by the Lender with respect to
such advance.

            (n) Legal Opinion. The Lender shall have received an executed legal
opinion, dated the Closing Date, of March 31, 2001, counsel to the Borrower,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.


            (o) [Intentionally Omitted].

            (p) Lien Searches. The Lender shall have received the results of a
recent search by a Person satisfactory to the Lender, of the UCC, judgment and
tax lien filings which may have been filed with respect to personal property of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in each of the jurisdictions and offices where
assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are located or recorded, and such
search shall reveal no material Liens on any of the assets of the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens or Liens to be discharged on or
prior to the Closing Date pursuant to documentation in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender.

            (q) Insurance. The Lender shall have received evidence in form and
substance satisfactory to it that all of the requirements of Section 5.3 shall
have been satisfied.

            (r) Good Standing. The Lender shall have received governmental
certificates, dated the most recent practicable date prior to the Closing Date,
with telegram updates where available, showing that the Borrower is incorporated
and in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and is qualified
as a foreign corporation and in good standing in all other jurisdictions in
which it is qualified to transact business.

            (s) Representations and Warranties. The Lender shall have received a
certificate of the Chief Executive Officer that the representations and warrants
contained in Article III are true and correct on and as of such date, before and
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advance to be made hereunder on such date and the application of the proceeds
therefrom in accordance herewith.

            (t) Approvals. Receipt of all internal approvals of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents by the Lender.

            (u) Due Diligence. Satisfactory completion of all due diligence with
respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents as deemed
necessary by the Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, and its counsel,
including, without limitation, a liquidation valuation of the Collateral pledged
by the Borrower to Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder and under the Loan Documents showing a value in excess of $ 760,000.

            (v) Additional Matters.

                  (i) All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents,
instruments and other tax and legal matters in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Documents shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to the Lender, and the Lender shall have received such
other documents and legal opinions in respect of any aspect or consequence of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as it shall request.

                  (ii) Borrower shall execute a closing certificate
acknowledging that the conditions contained in this Section 4.1 have been
satisfied.

                        ARTICLE V - AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

      The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Loan remains in effect or
any amount is owing to the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

      SECTION 5.1. Delivery of Financial Information. Furnish to the Lender,
within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, Financial Statements for
the fiscal quarter then ended, setting forth financial information regarding the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the
Borrower, prepared in conformity with GAAP and certified by an officer of the
Borrower with responsibility for financial matters as being fairly stated in all
material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); and provide to
Lender any additional financial information that the Lender requests.

      SECTION 5.2. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. Continue to
engage in Business of the same general type as now conducted by it or permitted
by Section 6.14 and preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its
existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and
franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its Business except
as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.4; and comply with all Contractual
Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply
therewith could not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.


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      SECTION 5.3. Maintenance of Property; Insurance. Keep all property useful
and necessary in its business in good working order and condition; maintain with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its
property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are
customarily insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the
same or a similar business, with the loss payable clause for the benefit of the
Lender; furnish to the Lender, upon written request, full information as to the
insurance carried; and pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all
insurance premiums payable by them on or before the respective due dates
therefor.

      SECTION 5.4. Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. Keep
proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in
conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities; and permit
representatives of the Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and
examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable
time and as often as may be desired and to discuss the business, operations,
properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
and with its independent certified public accountants.

      SECTION 5.5. Notices. Promptly give notice to the Lender of:

            (a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

            (b) any litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at
any time between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental
Authority, which in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the
case may be, could have a Material Adverse Effect;

            (c) any litigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, in
connection with or relating to any Intellectual Property) affecting the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries;

            (d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event
within 15 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof (i) the
occurrence or expected occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any
Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any
Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination,
reorganization or insolvency of, any Multi-employer Plan or (ii) the institution
of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or
any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multi-employer Plan with respect to the
withdrawal from, or the terminating, reorganization or insolvency of, any Plan;
and

            (e) any material adverse change in the business, assets, property,
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

      Each notice pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied by a
statement of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to
therein and stating what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto.


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      SECTION 5.6. Environmental Laws. Comply with all applicable Environmental
Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain any and all licenses, approvals,
notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental
Laws except to the extent that failure to do so could not have a Material
Adverse Effect; and conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling
and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under
Environmental Laws and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of
all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws.

      SECTION 5.7. Lender's Fees. Borrower shall pay to Lender, on demand, any
and all fees, costs or expenses that are the obligation of the Borrower to pay
the Lender hereunder.

      SECTION 5.8. Further Assurances. Promptly upon request by the Lender,
execute, deliver, acknowledge, file, re-file, register and re-register any and
all such further acts, security agreements, assignments, estoppel certificates,
financing statements and continuations thereof, termination statements, notices
of assignment, transfers, certificates, assurances, Federal Reserve Forms U-1 or
G-3 or similar forms and other instruments as the Lender may reasonably require
from time to time in order (a) to carry out more effectively the purposes of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) to subject to the Liens created
by any of the Loan Documents any of the properties, rights or interests
described in or intended to be covered by any Loan Document, (c) to establish
and maintain the validity, effectiveness, perfection and priority of any Loan
Document or any Liens intended to be created thereby, or (d) to better assure,
convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm to the Lender the
rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Lender under
any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection
therewith.

                         ARTICLE VI - NEGATIVE COVENANTS

      The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as any amount is owing to the
Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

      SECTION 6.1. Limitation on Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer
to exist any Indebtedness, except Indebtedness of the Borrower under this
Agreement and/or indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business operations.

      SECTION 6.2. Limitation on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, except for:

            (a) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as the
case may be, in conformity with GAAP;

            (b) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's,
repairmen's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business,
which are not overdue for a period of


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more than 20 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings with adequate reserves therefor;

            (c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and deposits
securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance
arrangements;

            (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts
(other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and
appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business; and

            (e) Liens created under any Loan Document.

      SECTION 6.3. Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. Create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist any Guarantee Obligation other than any Guarantee Obligations
under any of the Loan Documents.

      SECTION 6.4. Limitation on Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation or dissolution), form any Subsidiary or convey, sell,
lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all of its
property, business or assets, or make any material change in its present method
of conducting business, including any Change of Control.

      SECTION 6.5. Limitation on Sale of Assets. Borrower shall not and shall
not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to sell, lease, assign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its property, business or assets (including, without
limitation, receivables and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, except the sale or other disposition of obsolete or worn out property
in the ordinary course of business or except if the Net Proceeds of each such
transaction are applied to the prepayment of the Loan as provided in Section
2.4(c).

      SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Restricted Payments. Make any Restricted
Payments except as otherwise approved by the Lender in writing.

      SECTION 6.7. Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances. Make any
advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to, or purchase any
stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets
constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in, any Person,
except:

            (a) investments in accounts or notes receivable or other claims
arising from the sale or lease of goods or services in the ordinary course of
business; or

            (b) investments in Cash Equivalents.

      SECTION 6.8. Limitation on Cancellation of Indebtedness. Borrower shall
not and shall not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to cancel any claim or debt
owing to it, except for reasonable consideration and in the ordinary course of
business.


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      SECTION 6.9. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any
transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or
exchange of property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless
such transaction is otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

      SECTION 6.10. Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into any
arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower of real or
personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower
to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be
advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations
of the Borrower.

      SECTION 6.11. [Intentionally omitted].

      SECTION 6.12. Limitation on Changes to Capital Structure Borrower shall
not make or permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to make any changes in its capital
structure (including, without limitation, in the terms of its outstanding
Capital Stock), amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws, or make or
permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to make any changes in any of its business
objectives, purposes, or operations which might in any way adversely affect the
repayment of or Borrower's ability to repay the Obligations or have a Material
Adverse Effect.

      SECTION 6.13. Limitation on Events of Default. Borrower shall not and
shall not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to take or omit to take any action,
which act or omission would constitute (i) a default or an event of default
pursuant to, or noncompliance with any of, the terms of any of the Loan
Documents or (ii) a material default or an event of default pursuant to, or
noncompliance with any other contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is
bound, or any document creating a Lien, unless any such default, event of
default or non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.

      SECTION 6.14. Limitation on Lines of Business. Enter into any business,
either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which
the Borrower is engaged on the date of this Agreement.

      SECTION 6.15. Limitation on Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loan
for any purpose other than (i) to pay fees, costs and expenses or otherwise make
any payments owing to the Lender hereunder, (ii) to make payments to employees
in the ordinary course of the Borrower's Business consistent with the Borrower's
payroll practices and (iii) to make payments with respect to amounts owed
pursuant to trade payables as of the date of the respective advance under the
Loan.

                         ARTICLE VII - EVENTS OF DEFAULT

      SECTION 7.1. Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the
following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an "Event
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            (a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of the Loan when
due in accordance with the terms hereof, or the Borrower shall fall to pay any
interest on the Loan, any fees or other amount payable hereunder, within five
days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the
terms hereof;

            (b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary herein or in any other Loan Document or which is
contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished
by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other
Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or
as of the date made or deemed made;

            (c) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall default in the
observance or performance of any other covenant or provision contained in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document;

            (d) a default shall occur under any other agreement, document or
instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any Loan Party or any
Loan Party's property is bound, and such default (i) involves the failure to
make any payment (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) due (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) in
respect of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party in an amount exceeding $50,000
individually or $750,000 in the aggregate, or (ii) causes (or permits any holder
of such Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness or a portion
thereof in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000, to become due prior to its
stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled dates of payment;

            (e) (i) any Person shall engage in any "prohibited transaction" (as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan,
(ii) any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA),
whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or any Lien in favor
of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any Commonly
Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or
proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be
appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which
Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is,
in the opinion of the Lender, likely to result in the termination of such Plan
for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate
for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled
Entity shall, or in the opinion of the Lender is likely to, incur any liability
in connection with a withdrawal from, or the insolvency or reorganization of, a
Multi-employer Plan or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist
with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such
event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any,
could have a Material Adverse Effect;

            (f) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates involving in the aggregate a liability (not
paid or fully covered by insurance) of $100,000 or more, and all such judgments
or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending
appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof;


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            (g) the Borrower shall admit in writing its inability to, or be
generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due;

            (h) the Borrower or any of its Affiliates shall (i) apply for or
consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver,
custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or the like of itself or of all or any
substantial part of its Property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), (ii)
make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a
voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in
effect, the "Bankruptcy Code"), (iv) institute any proceeding or file a petition
seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or composition or
readjustment of debts, (v) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate
manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any petition filed against it in an
involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code, or (vi) take any corporate,
partnership or similar such action for the purpose of authorizing any of the
foregoing;

            (i) a proceeding or case shall be commenced, without the
application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the
Borrower in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the Borrower or
such Affiliate's reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, arrangement or
winding-up, or the composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the
appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or the like
of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower or of all or any substantial
part of its Property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or (iii) similar
relief in respect of the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition or
adjustment of debts, and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed, or
an order, judgment or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be
entered and continue unstayed and in effect, for a period of 45 or more days; or
an order for relief against the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall
be entered in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code;

            (j) the Loan Documents shall, for any reason, cease to create a
valid Lien on any of the Collateral purported to be covered by such Lien;

            (k) any material provision of any Loan Document shall, for any
reason, cease to be valid and binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall so state in writing;

            (l) any event that has a Material Adverse Effect shall occur; and

            (m) the Lender receives any indication or evidence that the Borrower
may have directly or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity that the
Lender, in its reasonable discretion, determines might result in the forfeiture
of any material property of the Borrower to any Governmental Authority.

      SECTION 7.2. Remedies. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, Lender may, without notice, declare all Obligations to be forthwith
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whereupon all Obligations shall become and be due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are
expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default specified in Sections 7.1(g), (h) or (i) hereof, the
Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without declaration, notice
or demand by the Lender.

      SECTION 7.3. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights provided for in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of
any other rights, powers or privileges or remedies provided by law or in equity,
or under any other instrument, document or agreement.

                          ARTICLE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

      SECTION 8.1. Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement. The Loan
Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and, except as the Lender may be permitted by the UCC,
may not be modified, altered or amended except by an agreement in writing signed
by Borrower and Lender. Borrower may not sell, assign or transfer any of the
Loan Documents or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, Borrower's
rights, title, interests, remedies, powers and duties hereunder or thereunder.
Borrower hereby consents to Lender's and each Assignee Lender's sale of
participations, assignment, transfer or other disposition, at any time or times,
of any of the Loan Documents or of any portion thereof or interest therein,
including, without limitation, Lender's and each Assignee Lender's rights,
title, interests, remedies, powers or duties thereunder, whether evidenced by a
writing or not. Borrower agrees that it will use its best efforts to assist and
cooperate with Lender in any manner reasonably requested by Lender to effect the
sale of participations in or assignments of any of the Loan Documents or of any
portion thereof or interest therein, including, without limitation, assistance
in the preparation of appropriate disclosure documents or placement memoranda.

            In the event Lender or any Assignee Lender assigns or otherwise
transfers all or any part of the Notes, Borrower shall, upon the request of
Lender or such Assignee Lender, issue new Notes to effectuate such assignment or
transfer.

            Lender may sell, assign, transfer or negotiate to one or more other
lenders, commercial banks, insurance companies, other financial institutions or
any other Person all or a portion of its rights and obligations under any Note
or other Loan Document held by such Lender and this Agreement; provided,
however, that the acceptance of such assignment by any assignees shall
constitute the agreement of such assignee to be bound by the terms of such
agreement applicable to Lender. From and after the effective date of such an
assignment, (x) the assignees thereunder shall, in addition to the rights and
obligations hereunder held by it immediately prior to such effective date, have
the rights and obligations hereunder that have been assigned to it pursuant to
such assignment and (y) the assignors thereunder shall relinquish its rights and
be released from its obligations under the Loan Document to the extent of the
rights and obligations that are assigned (and, in the case of an assignment and
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portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement,
such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

      No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes or any other
Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

      SECTION 8.2. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by
facsimile transmission) and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall
be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) in the case of delivery by hand,
when delivered, (b) in the case of delivery by mail, three days after being
deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of delivery by
facsimile transmission, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as
follows, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective
parties hereto:

           The Borrower:

           CyNet, Inc.
           12777 Jones Road, Suite 400
           Houston, Texas 77070
           Attention:  Samuel C. Beale,
                       Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
           Fax: (281) 894-7952

           With a copy to:

           Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin
           1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400
           Houston, Texas 77002
           Attn: James J. Spring III
           Fax: (713) 658-2553

           The Lender:

           Gerald McIntosh
           900 Rockmead Drive
           Suite 132
           Kingwood, Texas  77339
           Fax: (281) 358-7940

           With a copy to:

           Brewer & Pritchard
           [address...]
           Houston, Texas [zip code]


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           Attention:  Thomas Pritchard
           Fax: (713) 209-2911

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Lender pursuant to
Section 2.1(b) or 2.3 shall not be effective until actually received by the
Lender.

      SECTION 8.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no
delay in exercising, on the part of the Lender, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges
provided by law.

      SECTION 8.4. Survival. All representations and warranties made hereunder,
in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement
delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loan hereunder. Except as
otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or
cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement
under this Agreement shall in any way affect or impair the powers, obligations,
duties, rights and liabilities of Borrower or the rights of Lender relating to
any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Loan Document, all
undertakings, agreements, covenants, warranties and representations contained in
the Loan Documents shall survive such termination or cancellation and shall
continue in full force and effect until such time as all of the Obligations have
been paid in full in accordance with the terms of the agreements creating such
Obligations, at which time the same shall terminate.

      SECTION 8.5. Payment of Expenses and Taxes; Indemnification.

            (a) The Borrower agrees (i) to pay or reimburse the Lender for all
of its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or
modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and
administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including,
without limitation due diligence expenses, consultant's fees and expenses,
travel expenses and the fees and disbursements of counsel, (ii) to pay or
reimburse the Lender for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the enforcement, monitoring or preservation of any rights under this Agreement,
the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including, without
limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lender, (iii) to pay,
indemnify, and hold the Lender harmless from, any and all recording and filing
fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in
paying, stamp, excise and other taxes, if any, which may be payable or
determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or
consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or
any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or
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this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents and (iv)
to pay, indemnify, and hold the Lender and its Affiliates and each of the
Lender's and its Affiliates' respective officers, directors, employees, agents
and representatives (including all professionals) (each an "Indemnified Party")
harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery,
enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or the use of the proceeds of the Loan and any such other documents
(all the foregoing in this clause (iv) collectively, the "Indemnified
Liabilities"), provided, however, that the Borrower shall have no obligation
hereunder to the Lender with respect to Indemnified Liabilities arising from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Lender. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the agreements in this Section 8.5 shall survive
repayment of the Loan and all other amounts payable hereunder and the
termination of this Agreement.

            (b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under this
Section 8.5 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the
Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
Borrower, notify the Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of
that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Borrower shall
not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8.5
except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and,
provided further, that the failure to notify the Borrower shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than
under this Section 8.5. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an
Indemnified Party, and it shall notify the Borrower thereof, the Borrower shall
be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party. After notice from the Borrower to the Indemnified Party of its election
to assume the defense of such claim or action, the Borrower shall not be liable
to the Indemnified Party under this Section 8.5 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, the
Borrower shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and
to participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party unless (i) the employment of
such counsel has been specifically authorized by the Borrower in writing, or
(ii) such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by such counsel that there
may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or
additional to those available to the Borrower and in the reasonable judgment of
such counsel it is advisable for such Indemnified Party to employ separate
counsel or (iii) the Borrower has failed to assume the defense of such action
and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, in which
case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Borrower in writing that it elects
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Borrower, the Borrower shall
not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local
counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties, which firm shall be
designated in writing by the Lender. The Borrower shall not (i) without the
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unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Parties are actual or potential
parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liability
arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding or (ii) be liable for any
settlement of any such action effected without its written consent, but if
settled with the consent of the Borrower or if there be a final judgment of the
plaintiff in any such action, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
any Indemnified Party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.

      SECTION 8.6. Adjustments; Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies
of the Lender provided by law, the Lender shall have the right, without prior
notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower
to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and
payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise) to set-off and appropriate and apply against such
amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or
final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any
currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Lender to or for the
credit or the account of the Borrower. The Lender agrees promptly to notify the
Borrower after any such set-off and application made by the Lender, provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
set-off and application.

      SECTION 8.7. Counterparts. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may
be executed in any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission), each of which shall, collectively and separately, be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

      SECTION 8.8. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

      SECTION 8.9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ALL CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE HEREUNDER, WHETHER SOUNDING
IN CONTRACT OR TORT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS
RULES (TO THE EXTENT SUCH RULES WOULD APPLY THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION).

      SECTION 8.10. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Borrower hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally:


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            (a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it
is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect
thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of
Texas, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of
Texas, and appellate courts from any thereof,

            (b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in
such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the
venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or
proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim
the same;

            (c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding
may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or
any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Borrower at
its address set forth in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the
Lender shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

            (d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect
service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right
to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

            (e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right
it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in
this subsection any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

      SECTION 8.11. Acknowledgments. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:

            (a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

            (b) the Lender does not have any fiduciary relationship with or duty
to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Lender and the
Borrower in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and
creditor, and

            (c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan
Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby
among the Borrower and the Lender.

      SECTION 8.12. WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN. THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY THE COURT WITHOUT A JURY. THIS WAIVER SHALL
APPLY TO EACH FUTURE AMENDMENT, RENEWAL, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFICATION OF ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT AND TO EACH FUTURE LOAN DOCUMENT.


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      SECTION 8.13. Conflict of Terms. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by specific reference to the
applicable provisions of this Agreement, if any provision contained in this
Agreement is in conflict with, or inconsistent with, any provision in any of the
other Loan Documents, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and
control.

      SECTION 8.14. Section Titles. The Section titles and Table of Contents
contained in this Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or
content of any kind whatsoever and are not part of the agreement between the
parties hereto.

      SECTION 8.15. Parties. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors of Borrower and the
Lender and any Assignee Lender and the assigns, transferees and endorsees of
Lender and any Assignee Lenders.

      SECTION 8.16. Authorized Signature. Until the Lender is notified by
Borrower to the contrary, the signature upon any document or instrument
delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto or under or pursuant to any of the other
Loan Documents of an officer of Borrower listed in Schedule 8.16 hereto shall
bind the Borrower and be deemed to be the act of Borrower affixed pursuant to
and accordance with resolutions duly adopted by the Borrower's Board of
Directors.

      SECTION 8.17. Usury Savings Clause.

            (a) It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply with
applicable usury laws (now or hereafter enacted); accordingly, notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Notes, any of the other
Loan Documents or any other document related hereto or thereto, in no event
shall this Agreement or any such other document require the payment or permit
the collection of interest in excess of the maximum amount permitted by such
laws. If from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of this
Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or of any other document
pertaining hereto or thereto, shall involve transcending the limit of validity
prescribed by applicable law for the collection or charging of interest, then,
ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such
validity, and if from any such circumstances the Lender shall ever receive
anything of value as interest or deemed interest by applicable law under this
Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or any other document
pertaining hereto or otherwise an amount that would exceed the highest lawful
rate, such amount that would be excessive interest shall be applied to the
reduction of the principal amount owing under the Notes or on account of any
other Obligations of the Borrower, and not to the payment of interest, or if
such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of such
Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. In determining
whether or not the interest paid or payable with respect to any Obligations of
the Borrower to the Lender, under any specified contingency, exceeds the Highest
Lawful Rate, the Borrower and the Lender shall, to the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, (i) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee
or premium rather than as interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the
effects thereof, (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread the total amount
of interest throughout the full term of such Obligation so that interest thereon
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(iv) allocate interest between portions of such Obligation, to the end that no
such portion shall bear interest at a rate greater than that permitted by
applicable law.

            (b) To the extent that Article 5069-1.04 of the Texas Revised Civil
Statutes is relevant to the Lender for the purpose of determining the Highest
Lawful Rate, the Lender hereby elects to determine the applicable rate ceiling
under such Article by the indicated (weekly) rate ceiling from time to time in
effect. Nothing set forth in this Section 8.17 is intended to or shall limit the
effect or operation of Section 8.9.

            (c) For purposes of this Section 8.17, "Highest Lawful Rate" shall
mean the maximum rate of nonusurious interest that may be contracted for, taken,
reserved or received on the Loan under laws applicable to the Lender.


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                     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                         CYNET, INC., as the Borrower

                           By:  /s/ Vincent W. Beale, Sr.
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Vincent W. Beale, Sr.
                                Title: Chairman & C.E.O.


                           G&B McIntosh Family Limited Partnership, as Lender

                           By:  /s/ Gerald M. McIntosh
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Gerald M. McIntosh
                                Title: General Partner


                          McIntosh Revocable Trust, as Lender

                           By:  /s/ Gerald M. McIntosh
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Gerald M. McIntosh
                                Title: Trustee


                         CRTLP, Inc., as Lender

                           By:  /s/ Gerald M. McIntosh
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  Gerald M. McIntosh
                                Title: President

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                           SCHEDULE 3.4   Subsidiaries

1.  Worldwide Marketing Services, Inc.

2.  CYNET Interactive, LLC

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                       SCHEDULE 3.9   Material Litigation

1.  The Borrower and its subsidiary, CYNET Interactive, have been named as
    defendants in a suit filed November 19, 1999 in the District Court of
    Harris County, Texas, 61 Judicial District (Cause No. 1999-57579) by
    Bank & Estate Liquidators, Inc., a former customer of CYNET Interactive.
    On March 8, 2001, the parties entered into a settlement agreement
    settling all matters in the case, with the Borrower agreeing to pay the
    plaintiff $15,000 cash on March 27, 2001, deliver to the plaintiff certain
    software, and pay and additional $65,000 by May 27, 2001.

2.  The Borrower has been named as defendant in a suit filed June 26, 2000 in
    the United States District Court, Southern District of California (Cause
    No. 00CV 1282 W (NLS)) by Clearfax, Inc. The plaintiff alleges, among
    other things, that the Borrower infringed upon plaintiff's federal
    copyright by unauthorized use of plaintiff's software in certain its fax
    resolution software and is seeking to recover general and exemplary
    damages. The Borrower has retained counsel to defend the matter. Although
    the Borrower has not completed its discovery investigation of the claims
    asserted by the plaintiff in this matter, The Borrower does not believe
    that this suit will have a material adverse effect on Borrower.

3.  Borrower has been named as defendant in a suit filed December 13, 2000,in
    the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland (Civil No. 216130 Civil)
    in a case filed as a class action lawsuit for sending unsolicited fax
    materials concerning certain financial securities promotions. Borrower has
    not completed its discovery and investigations at this time; but based on
    the information it presently has, Borrower is of the opinion that the
    allegations against it in this case are without legal merit under federal
    and Maryland state laws. Borrower will be retaining outside counsel to
    vigorously defend Borrower.  The plaintiff is seeking to recover general
    damages.

4.  On December 21, 2000, AT&T filed a suit in a Federal District Court
    against Borrower in reference to past due Accounts Payable owed by
    Borrower(Civil Action No. H-00-4452; AT&T vs. CYNET, Inc.; in the United
    States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston
    Division).  The complaint asks for $262,447.97, plus reasonable attorneys
    fees and cost of suit pursuant to a contract for telephone services. The
    companies are actively engaged in settlement discussions.  Borrower
    expects to settle the case through a negotiated installment.

5.  Borrower has been named as defendant in a suit filed December 28, 2000,
    where one of Borrower's fax broadcasting customers is a party.  The case
    is filed as a California class action lawsuit and has been filed in
    connection with the transmission of certain unsolicited facsimiles by one
    of Borrower's customers.  Borrower has not completed its discovery and
    investigations at this time; however, based on the information it presently
    has, Borrower is of the opinion that the allegations against Borrower in
    this case are without legal merit under federal and the State of
    California laws. The plaintiff is seeking to recover general and exemplary
    damages and injunctive relief. Borrower has retained outside counsel to
    vigorously defend Borrower.

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6.  On April 10, 2001, Thomaskelly Software Associates ("Thomaskelly") made a
    demand for arbitration to the American Arbitration Association.  The
    controversy arises out of a dispute regarding fees pursuant to a consulting
    agreement entered into between Thomaskelly and the Borrower.  Thomaskelly
    is seeking $909,800.00 in damages.  Borrower has not completed its
    discovery and investigations at this time; however, based on the
    information it presently has, Borrower does not expect this matter will
    have a material adverse effect on the Borrower.

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                     SCHEDULE 3.12   Intellectual Property

1.  The name "Hypercast", together with all common law copyrights, trademark
    or copyright registrations and applications therefor.

2.  The name "CYNET", together with all common law copyrights, trademark or
    copyright registrations and applications therefor.

3.  The name "Hyperline", together with all common law copyrights, trademark
    or copyright registrations and applications therefor.

4.  The Borrower filed a trademark application for the name "CYPAQ", which
    the Borrower subsequently agreed to assign to Compaq Computer Corporation
    ("Compaq") in exchange for, among other things, Compaq's grant to the
    Company of a royalty-free license to use the name "CYPAQ" as the brand
    name for the Company's bundled wireless solution on the Compaq iPAQ-TM-
    Pocket PC which includes a dual-slot sleeve interface.

5.  The Borrower regards certain of its computer software as proprietary and
    seeks to protect such software with common law copyrights, trade secret
    laws, non-disclosure agreements and other safeguards.

6.  The Borrower also licenses certain technology from third parties as
    necessary for the operation of its business.

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                 SCHEDULE 3.19   Capital Stock of Borrower

1.  100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, no par value

2.  20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, no par value

3.  10,000,000 shares of blank preferred stock

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                      SCHEDULE 3.22   Material Agreements

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                     SCHEDULE 8.16   Authorized Signature