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To: Imuah who wrote (68730)	10/13/1999 7:52:00 PM
From: Siddhartha Gautama	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Home networking should bloom (maybe even boom). It is a key enabling technology. Compare with automobiles, telephones, radio (later television) and electricity from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Remember, people are social animals that like to explore and experiment (at least at birth). Home networking would expand opportunities for exploration and experimentation, and enable participation in richer social circles. But that does not necessarily mean you could make easy bucks off of home networking stocks:)

To: Imuah who wrote (68730)	10/13/1999 8:56:00 PM
From: TheStockFairy	Respond to of 86076

I'm banking on that AT&T is going to put some muscle behind it. This is only true, of course, if AT&T can build their infrastructure to accomodate home networking. If broadband technology can deliver on it's promises (video, voice, data) I would see no reason why we wouldn't live in a wired world. I see no practical reason that I would have my microwave on any type of network or my fridge, but I could see my 3 computers, telephone and television being linked through a single hub. I would even extend that to: heat and a/c, lights, garage door and even a car starter if I could. Aside from those appliances, I do not know how else I could benefit. What specifically I am interested in investing in is the company that is going to deliver the box that will intergrate my appliances. Yes, AT&T would be a good bet also if you follow this line of thinking, but I am an employee of WCOM and already have enough exposure to the Telecom Industry.