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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?
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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (2247)3/7/1997 4:19:00 AM
From: James F. Hopkins   of 13594
 
>Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 03:00:29 -0600 >To: squawk@cnbc.com
>From: James Hopkins <jhopkins@republic.net>
>Subject: AOL Glitch.
>
>You guys should read Silicon Investor to find out about tech stocks
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>Thursday March 6 8:21 PM EST
>
>AOL says technical glitch caused errors in quotes
>
>NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuter) - A technical "glitch" caused America Online Inc to display
>incorrect stock prices and trading volumes on some over-the-counter stocks earlier this week, a
>spokeswoman said.
>
>America Online said it noticed the problem on Tuesday, March 4 and corrected the situation on
>Wednesday.
>( BY ME )
>( NOTE ABOVE NOTICED ON TUESDAY...THE "faulty data" pass the buck won't hold
>water...as you shut it down..once you know it is faulty..or your liable. )
>
>America Online said "faulty data" was provided by Standard & Poors due to a transmission error.
>This technical problem caused America Online to display incorrect stock quotes and trading volume
>activity on some small capitalization stocks, said Tricia Primrose, a spokeswoman for America
>Online.
>
>Dulles, Va-based America Online said it does not know how many over-the-counter stocks were
>effected by the errors.
>
>Officials from Standard & Poors, owned by McGraw-Hill Inc , did not return calls seeking
>comment.
>
>Ben Ezra Weinstein and Co BNEZ.OB said it was one of the victims of the error. Ben Ezra said the
>errors displayed on America Online caused "great confusion in the marketplace."
>
>Ben Ezra develops Internet-compatible programs to help companies in the procedure of filing public
>or private offerings.
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>The above came off Yahoo..more detail and much more distress on Barrons..
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>I know you guys cover up for AOL a lot as she spends a lot of Add money
>with you..don't you think you over do it bringing in all those geeks
>singing her praises...
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>here is an old url going back to nov 96
>https://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=2240
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>here is the current one
>https://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=7204
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>You guys better get it that AOL is a scam..is it because it is
>such a big scam that makes it respectable ?
>---------------------------------
>The guy they have in Jail because of that Centennial fiasco..didn't do
>any thing that AOL hasn't done..if as much.
>jim
>
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