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To: JGoren who wrote (42572)	9/26/1999 11:35:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

>> Pray, tell, how does Cisco manage to control whisper numbers? JG, Eric and I have been long term Cisco holders, though I am temporarily Q100. Chambers and Co. guide the analysts into an earnings number and then beat it by a single penny. This has happened for the last 8 quarters, which is pretty good evidence that it is not a coincidence. The Street loves Cisco because they don't disappoint and never embarrass them. It's a variant of the Gates Gambit, where Bill guides the analysts to underestimate msft earnings. Franq