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To: Bruce Brown who wrote (11877)	12/3/1999 2:24:00 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 54805

To "vet" means to examine something closely, to check it out. I believe the term is more common in Great Britain, at least I have run across the word mostly in books by authors from that country. I gave up on the gg digest several months ago because the volume of e-mails was so high, and the quality so low. Maybe I'll try again, but the discussion on SI is better. A comment on bio tech. I have a background that helps in evaluating these companies, but find that there are so many unknowable factors that they still make poor investments compared to gorilla -king tech companies. The nature of the approval process also means competitors are usually never far behind. Where would the PC business be if INTC and MSFT had to wait 10 years for the feds to give them an OK? True breakthrough drugs are rare, most drugs are derivatives. On a much smaller scale they are like development of the atom bomb. The first country to make had it the hardest. Once one was exploded, other countries knew it could be done, and the general principles, so it was vastly easier for them to develop one for themselves.

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (11877)	12/3/1999 3:12:00 PM
From: Apollo	Respond to of 54805

Absolutely, Bruce, Please keep digging on Brocade. <eom>

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (11877)	12/3/1999 4:11:00 PM
From: Tom Ardnij	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Bruce, Go for it. By "vet" I think he is asking his list to test their opinion as to Brocade's ability to develop into a gorilla. Do you know when the lockup period from Brocade's IPO is over. I'm concerned about people unleashing their shares on the market. Best Regards, Tom