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To: Arch who wrote (3688)	12/11/1999 2:53:00 AM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE ... Note On JAVA Support. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may contain support for programs written in JAVA. JAVA technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as on-line control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation and communication systems, air traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of JAVA technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage. I am going to presume that Microsoft hasn't shipped every OEM copy of Windows '98 with an end-user license agreement containing an April Fools joke. Consequently, we ought to take this seriously and stop using Java in all its forms. Note that they do not include any trademark symbols when referencing Java in this official publication. Those familiar with the Windows APIs in general and ActiveX in particular, will find this official document shipped out with Windows '98 to be jaw-dropping. Be sitting down when you read this. Substitute ActiveX for Java in this verbage as you read this and you will at least understand where they got the ideas for this yarn. Please call your local nuclear power plant and ensure they're not using Java as Microsoft urges them not to in this document. Make sure they have at least Windows 95 with a dial-up connection and lots of ActiveX controls hooked up to their control system. When you're done, call your local airport and ensure they, too, conform by using ActiveX controls in all navigational systems.

To: Arch who wrote (3688)	12/12/1999 10:26:00 PM
From: Fred Gohlke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

Arch, The most basic thing an investor needs to learn is that it is OK to make a mistake. It is hard to know when to buy a stock, and even harder to know when to sell one. Once you pull the trigger, go on to the next step. If it turns out you were premature ... or late ... so be it. If you have the knack for introspection, try to understand what led you astray ... and guard against it next time. It takes a while to come to grips with the real difficulty in investing (namely, yourself), but it is very rewarding (at least financially) when you do. You WILL have another opportunity. Running stocks are like streetcars, it is just harder to see them coming. I hope you don't see these comments as patronizing. They are not intended that way. It's just that I've been there, done that. It is my guess that most of the folks on this board have been there, too. Fred