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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                                 COMDISCO, INC.
                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                           POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING
                        COMDISCO VENTURES STOCK MATTERS

1.  GENERAL POLICY. It is the policy of the Board of Directors (the "BOARD") of
Comdisco, Inc. ("Comdisco") that:

          (a) all material matters as to which the holders of Comdisco Stock and
     the holders of Comdisco Ventures Stock may have potentially divergent
     interests shall be resolved in a manner that the Board determines to be in
     the best interests of Comdisco and all of its common stockholders, after
     giving fair consideration to the potentially divergent interests and all
     other relevant interests of the holders of the separate classes of common
     stock of Comdisco; and

          (b) a process of fair dealing will govern the relationship between
     Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures and the means by which the terms of
     any material transaction between them will be determined.

2.  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GROUPS.  Comdisco will seek to manage both
Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures in a manner designed to maximize the
operations, unique assets and value of both groups.  In addition, there will be
various financial arrangements between the two groups, including with respect to
debt, other financings and taxes.

          (a) General. Except as otherwise provided in this policy statement,
     all material commercial transactions between Comdisco Group and Comdisco
     Ventures will be on commercially reasonable terms taken as a whole and will
     be subject to the review and approval of the Board and/or the Comdisco
     Ventures Stock Committee as its designee.

          (b) Allocation of Corporate Overhead and Support Services. Comdisco
     Ventures will have access to the support services of Comdisco Group,
     including, but not limited to Human Resources, Legal, Payroll, Accounting,
     Tax, IT Services and Network Services.

          With respect to corporate services that arise as a result of being
     part of a combined entity (e.g., securities filing and financial reporting
     services), costs relating to such services will be directly attributed to
     the group utilizing such services, and to the extent such costs are not
     directly attributable, allocated between the groups on a fair and
     reasonable basis as approved by the Board. With respect to other support
     services not detailed above, while the groups will seek to obtain for the
     combined groups the lowest aggregate cost for all such services, each group
     will be entitled to procure such services from third parties.

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          (c) Sourcing and Provision of Other Services. Other than corporate
     overhead and support services, Comdisco Ventures shall use exclusively the
     services offered by Comdisco Group for use in Comdisco Ventures
     transactions. Such services will be provided by Comdisco Group at the best
     price offered to third parties in similar situations when taking into
     account all relevant factors. The establishment of such price should also
     give consideration to other factors, as appropriate, such as avoided costs
     and synergies to be shared between the groups. In addition, each group will
     cooperate in good faith to develop offers that reflect such other factors.

          (d) When the combined services of the two groups are bundled or
     offered together and the total cost to consumers of each of those services
     are separately identified on a billing statement, Comdisco Group and
     Comdisco Ventures will each control the pricing of its respective services
     and receive the associated revenues.

          In a combined transaction offering where the services of the two
     groups are integrated and the total cost to consumers of each of those
     services are not separately identified on a billing statement, the groups
     will work collaboratively to determine the nature of their arrangements and
     may also source the services of the other group as described above;
     provided, however, that Comdisco Ventures may not offer a combination of
     services comprised primarily of the services of the Comdisco Group without
     Comdisco's agreement.

          (e) No Inter-Group Interest in Comdisco Stock. Comdisco Ventures shall
     not acquire an interest in Comdisco Stock.

          (f) No Employee Interest in Customers. All employees of Comdisco are
     governed by Comdisco's conflicts and insider trading policies.
     Additionally, no employee of Comdisco Ventures shall acquire any interest
     in any customer of Comdisco Ventures.

3. CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES. The Board will allocate any business opportunities
and operations, any acquired assets and businesses and any assumed liabilities
between Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures, in whole or in part, as it
considers to be in the best interests of Comdisco and its stockholders as a
whole and as contemplated by the provisions of these policies. To the extent a
business opportunity or operation, an acquired asset or business, or an assumed
liability would be suitable to be undertaken by or allocated to either group, it
will be allocated by the Board in its business judgment or in accordance with
procedures adopted by the Board from time to time to ensure that decisions will
be made in the best interests of Comdisco and its stockholders as a whole. Any
such allocation may involve the consideration of a number of factors that the
Board determines to be relevant, including, without limitation, whether the
business opportunity or operation, the acquired asset or business, or the
assumed liability is principally within the existing scope of a group's business
and whether a group is better positioned to undertake or have allocated to it
such business opportunity or operation, acquired assets or business or assumed
liability. Subject to
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and without limiting the foregoing, the Board currently intends to allocate
future venture-backed financing opportunities to Comdisco Ventures.

4.  DIVIDEND POLICY. Subject to the limitations set forth in Comdisco's Charter,
including any preferential rights of any series of preferred stock of Comdisco,
and to the limitations of applicable law, holders of shares of Comdisco Stock or
Comdisco Ventures Stock will be entitled to receive dividends on such stock
when, as and if authorized and declared by the Board. The payment of dividends
on Comdisco Stock will be a business decision to be made by the Board from time
to time based upon the results of operations, financial condition and capital
requirements of Comdisco and such other factors as the Board considers relevant.
Payment of dividends on Comdisco Stock may be restricted by loan agreements,
indentures and other transactions entered into by Comdisco from time to time.

     With respect to Comdisco Ventures Stock, because Comdisco Ventures is
expected to require significant capital commitments to finance its operations
and fund its future growth, Comdisco does not expect to pay any dividends on
shares of Comdisco Ventures Stock for the foreseeable future. If and when the
Board does determine to pay any dividends on shares of Comdisco Ventures Stock,
any such determination will also be subject to factors similar to those
described above with respect to the payment of dividends on Comdisco Stock.

5.  FINANCIAL REPORTING. Comdisco will prepare and include in its filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, consolidated financial statements of Comdisco and combined
financial statements of Comdisco Ventures (for so long as Comdisco Ventures
Stock is outstanding). The financial statements of Comdisco Ventures will
reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the
businesses attributed thereto and in the case of annual financial statements
shall be audited.

6.  COMDISCO CAPITAL STOCK COMMITTEE. The Board will establish a standing
committee of the Board to be known as the Comdisco Capital Stock Committee. The
Comdisco Capital Stock Committee will have and exercise such powers, authority
and responsibilities as the Board may delegate to such Committee, which will
initially include authority to (a) interpret, make determinations under, and
oversee the implementation of these policies, other than as they relate to
dividends, with respect to which all determinations will be made solely by the
Board, (b) adopt additional general policies governing the relationship between
Comdisco Ventures and Comdisco Group, and (c) engage the services of
accountants, investment bankers, appraisers, attorneys and other service
providers to assist it in discharging its duties. In making determinations in
connection with these policies, the members of the Board and the Comdisco
Capital Stock Committee will act in a fiduciary capacity and pursuant to legal
guidance concerning their respective obligations under applicable law. The
delegation of responsibilities to the Comdisco Capital Stock Committee will be
subject to such changes as may be determined by the Board.

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7.  AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF THESE POLICIES. These policies and any
resolution implementing the provisions hereof may at any time and from time to
time be amended, modified, suspended or rescinded by the Board, and the Board
may adopt additional or other policies or make exceptions with respect to the
application of these policies in connection with particular facts and
circumstances, all as the Board may determine, consistent with its fiduciary
duties to Comdisco and all of its stockholders.

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.1(F)

              AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

         This Amendment Number Five to Loan and Security Agreement ("Amendment")
is entered into as of June 2, 2000, among SAMUELS JEWELERS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), on the one hand, and the financial institutions
listed on the signature pages hereof (such financial institutions, together with
their respective successors and assigns, are referred to hereinafter each
individually as a "Lender" and collectively as the "Lenders"), and FOOTHILL
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent ("Agent"), on the other hand.

                                    RECITALS

         A. Borrower, Lenders and Agent have previously entered into that
certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 2, 1998, as amended as
of April 15, 1999, August 30, 1999, November 24, 1999, and January 25, 2000 (as
amended, the "Agreement").

         B. Borrower, Lenders and Agent desire to amend the Agreement as
provided for and on the conditions herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower, Lenders and Agent hereby amend certain
provisions of the Agreement as follows:

         1. DEFINITIONS. All initially capitalized terms used in this Amendment
shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement unless specifically
defined herein.

         2. AMENDMENTS.

         2.1 The Agreement is amended to add Section 6.5 which shall read as
follows:

                  "6.5 Availability. At all times while this Agreement remains
         in effect, Borrower shall have not less than $2,500,000 of Availability
         on each Business Day, after giving effect to customary ineligible
         Accounts and Inventory and reserves."

         2.2 Section 7.13 of the Agreement is amended to permit the following
loans by Borrower:

                  "(x) Borrower may make loans to its employees and directors
         solely for the purpose of purchasing shares of common stock of Borrower
         from Borrower in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 outstanding at any
         one time."

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         2.3 Section 7.20(b) of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read
as follows:

                  "(b) Tangible Net Worth. A Tangible Net Worth of at least the
         following amounts as of the last day of the fiscal quarters of Borrower
         ending on or about the last day of the following months:

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                      Month        Minimum Tangible Net Worth
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                    May 2000             $16,040,000
                    August 2000          $23,544,000
                    November 2000        $21,909,000
                    February 2001        $33,420,000
                    May 2001             $32,301,000
                    August 2001          $29,455,000
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         2.4 Sections 7.21(b) and (c) of the Agreement are hereby amended in
their entirety to read as follows:

                  "(b) $14,000,000 for Borrower's fiscal year ending on or about
         May 31, 2000; and

                  (c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending on or about May 31,
         2001, (i) for the first fiscal quarter of Borrower, $3,500,000, (ii)
         $3,000,000 for the second fiscal quarter of Borrower, (iii) $1,000,000
         for the third fiscal quarter of Borrower and (iv) $2,500,000 for the
         fourth fiscal quarter of Borrower, provided that Borrower may use any
         unused portion of the previous fiscal quarters' capital expenditures in
         any subsequent fiscal quarter, provided further that Borrower may not
         spend more than $10,000,000 in the aggregate for any one fiscal year."

         3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower hereby affirms to Lenders
and Agent that all of Borrower's representations and warranties set forth in the
Agreement are true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date hereof
(except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an
earlier date).

         4. NO DEFAULTS. Borrower hereby affirms to Lenders and Agent that no
Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof.

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         5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Amendment is
expressly conditioned upon the following:

                  (a) Receipt by Agent of fully executed copies of this
         Amendment;

                  (b) Receipt by Agent of satisfactory evidence of a common
         stock investment in Borrower in the amount of $11,500,000; and

                  (c) Payment of an amendment fee to Agent, for the pro rata
         account of Lenders, in the amount of $25,000.

         6. COSTS AND EXPENSES. Borrower shall pay to Agent all of Agent's
out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and expenses of its counsel, which counsel may include any local counsel
reasonably deemed necessary, search fees, filing and recording fees,
documentation fees, appraisal fees, travel expenses, and other fees) arising in
connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of this Amendment and
any related documents.

         7. LIMITED EFFECT. In the event of a conflict between the terms and
provisions of this Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Agreement, the
terms and provisions of this Amendment shall govern. In all other respects, the
Agreement, as amended, modified, and supplemented hereby, shall remain in full
force and effect.

         8. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original. All
such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same
Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective upon the execution of a
counterpart of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the date first set forth above.

                              SAMUELS JEWELERS, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation

                              By /s/ Doug Bullock
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                                 Title: Vice President--Finance

                              FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                              a California corporation, as Agent and as a Lender

                              By /s/ Robert Castine
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                                 Title: Vice President

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                              LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation

                              By /s/ Herbert M. Kidd, II
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                                 Title: SVP

                              SUNROCK CAPITAL CORP.,
                              a Delaware corporation

                              By /s/ Thomas M. Romanowski
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                                 Title: Vice President

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