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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (62706)	6/9/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: Andrew	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 97611

IMHO you are all a bunch of pathetic WHINERS. Think of ATT and IBM in their darkest days - before a dynamic new CEO was picked to take over and revive these industry flagships. Imagine your profits if you had purchased an IBM 45 LEAP for $6.00 that later went to 40(I didn't have the cash at the time), or a T 45 LEAP you could have purchased pre-Armstrong for $7.50 (I did - then sold it in 7 months for $50). My point: avoid the groupthink that is so pervasive here and take a few minutes ALONE to understand the potential STRENGTHS of this powerful company: brand recognition, NYSE listing, AV wildcard, alliances, international presence, and exciting new products. Add a dynamic and charismatic CEO with a proven track record who can create a whole GREATER THAN the sum of its parts and then you'll see an equally powerful ascent back into the blue-chip skies. And please forgive the EXCESSIVE use of CAPS but I am all STOKED UP at the thought of who s/he might be!!

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (62706)	6/9/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: ALTERN8	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

I'm sorry for all the longs that have been holding for god only knows how long. I bought CPQ last year at 32 and sold it at ~45. I can sympathize with most of you, but for people looking to get into a bluechip bigcap tech stock, this is great bottom fishing. I'm in at 22 3/4 as of yesterday and plan to hold right on through all of you cheering 50pac again just like last year. It's very easy to lose faith in a company you ride all the way down, but faith is just what I have in the long term outlook of this 38 Billion Dollar Pig.