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To: broken_cookie who wrote (306)	6/26/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 381

I believe exceeds the number of subatomic particles in the Universe. That is the secret number Bill Gates has as a goal, for his personal fortune to reach when he retires....

To: broken_cookie who wrote (306)	6/26/1999 7:34:00 PM
From: Daniel Chisholm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 381

... 1.8 x 10^42 dollars which I believe exceeds the number of subatomic particles in the Universe. My memory's a bit flaky, but I thought that the number of atoms in the universe was 10^75 or 10^79 (or was it our solar system? Like I said, I did say flaky...) Mr. Buffett always seemed impressed by steady compounding... perhaps this is why? Of course he's only been able to eke out something like 24% per year for 40 years -- 1.24^40 = ~5450X - Daniel