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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (12902)	4/13/2000 6:43:00 PM
From: Dealer	Respond to of 35685

Hey Uncle! I have to much respect for the work you guys do over there to even walk through your joint looking for a restroom....I know the requirements. Should I walk through I might just throw up my hands and wave atcha and be done with it. But never open my mouth! Just my policy! Actually I have no busines in a place like that anyway as long as you guys keep us informed over here whatcha looking at. Hopefully everyone on this thread realizes that if it were not for the hard work you guys do we'd be lost as to fantastic stocks to suggest folks might want to invest in. We all have talents and mine is sweeping and cleaning the porch. I will just stay over here so you guys always have a place to come and relax. Ya'll are welcome anytime and you ain't gotta read no book. Just come like you are, we love you guys. ya niece, dealer

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (12902)	4/13/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 35685

I'm not so sure the IPO market is dead (yet).... Investors are bound to be more selective....Check out this update on Nuance... biz.yahoo.com Nuance jumps 100 percent in Nasdaq debut <<NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - Shares of Nuance Communications Inc. (NasdaqNM:NUAN - news) surged almost 100 percent on Thursday, making a robust public debut despite the Nasdaq's fourth straight day of losses. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company shot 16-15/16 higher to end the day at 33-15/16. The stock ranked as the largest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq amid heavy trading. Nuance, based in Menlo Park, Calif., priced 4.5 million shares at $17 each, above range, through lead underwriter Goldman Sachs. The company makes voice integration software used to make Internet information and services accessible via the telephone. ``This is a breakthrough area for which strong demand is expected,' Irv DeGraw, research director at WorldFinanceNet.com, said in a note. ``The company is well-positioned as an early market leader.' Meanwhile, the Nasdaq index composite (^IXIC - news) slid further into negative territory for the year, shedding 2.46 percent to close at about 3,676. The company has about 27.4 million shares outstanding after the IPO, giving it a market capitalisation of about $930 million based on its closing stock price. In 1999, Nuance posted total revenue of over $19.5 million for a net loss of $18.4 million.>>