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To: edamo who wrote (149008)	12/10/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Dorine Essey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Edamo, I have held other stocks like MSFT, SUNW etc and watched them also go down down down. I sold when I should have held. Look at them now. moneycentral.msn.com We are adding to our buy list the following stocks: "Motorola MOT , Home Depo HD , Healtheon WebMD HLTH , Novell NOVL , AutoWeb.com AWEB , TicketMaster TMCS , Vertical Net VERT , Lehman Brothers LEH , Kroger KR , Hewlett-Packard HWP , Compaq CPQ , Apple AAPL , Dell DELL , At Home ATHM , Doubleclick DCLK , United Parcel UPS ." Fletcher and Faraday is a Broker Dealer and member of the NASD and SIPC. Fletcher & Faraday herein prepared material upon information supplied by the company or other sources believed to be reliable. The information contained herein should not be considered to be all-inclusive. INBR have approved the statements made in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A company's actual results could differ materially from those described in any forward- looking statements or announcements discussed within. This material is for information purpose only and should not be construed as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the securities. Please consult your broker before purchasing or selling any securities mentioned in this report. Fletcher & Faraday has been compensated for its investment banking services provided by the agreement with International Brands Inc. (25,000 INBR Investment Common Shares). Fletcher & Faraday its clients, officers, directors, employees may buy, sell or have a position in the securities described in this report and may profit in the event the shares rise in value.

To: edamo who wrote (149008)	12/11/1999 2:28:00 PM
From: Ed Forrest	Respond to of 176387

edamo You wrote: "consider this, not as a "dell zealot", but the average consumer. dell introduces what they believe is the ultimate web pc. have you been bombarded with advertising? the christmas "dell gazette" mailer, did not include the new product!!!! if the product is claimed to be entry level, how do the "uninformed" get "informed"?" Thought you and others might find this article interesting,sort of ties in with your thinking. Cheers Ed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell's WebPC launches--with hiccups By Jeff Pelline Staff Writer, CNET News.com November 30, 1999, 11:55 a.m. PT update Newbies who rush to the Web to learn about Dell's ballyhooed sub-$1,000 PC may find they have to jump through some hoops to find out about the product that supposedly makes it "easier than ever" to connect to the Internet. Many users who go to the Webpc.com homepage--which launched today along with the new PC--are first greeted with this: "If you are reading this, you must be using a browser that does not have the Flash plug-in installed. For an enhanced view of this Web site you can download the plug-in for free OR continue viewing HTML only. The plug-in is only 161K. After download proceed to: Product Info." extra software or click on the HTML link to get a basic rundown of the product. Consumers also get an advertisement and a typographical error in the first sentence of text at Webpc.com: "Every webpc comes with with [sic] the Flash plug-in from Macromedia pre-installed for dazzling multimedia experiences on the Web." For seasoned PC users, the hurdles aren't much--download the extra software if you don't have it, or make sure you know what HTML means. But for new PC buyers--a target of many sub-$1,000 products--the instructions may be confusing. This presents a marketing challenge for many PC makers, not just Dell, analysts said. The practice of asking users to download plug-ins for viewing a Web page is becoming more common. Dell is not alone in frustrating some users. A well-publicized e-commerce site called Boo.com launched with instructions that "if you are using a Mac, you may experience some problems." Typos are not limited to Dell, of course. When users were unable to access Toys "R" Us' Web site this month, they were greeted with a spelling error on the Web page. A Dell spokesman said he couldn't comment about the typo, but as for the Flash plug-in, he said: "We're looking to create an exciting multimedia experience." As for the Web site itself, Dell, like other companies, can always make improvements, he added.