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To: altair19 who wrote (15833)	4/22/2000 12:58:00 PM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

Altair-I've been in EMC for years, what a great company. I can't see myself parting with any of those shares for quite a while. I do believe that NTAP will be my next acquisition, storage needs are limitless. Scott

To: altair19 who wrote (15833)	4/22/2000 2:48:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

>> I am not familiar with NTAP's management team. I do know EMC's and Cisco's. These folks are aggressive and have a sustained track record for growth. Quality of management team is an often overlooked metric in predicting the future prospects of a company. In ntap's case, Chairman of the Board Don Valentine has been a venture capitalist for more than 30 years and prior to that had 12 years of industry operating experience. He founded Sequoia Capital to invest in startup and early-stage technology companies and has financed more than 400 companies including Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Oracle, and LSI Logic.M/b> Today Valentine serves on the boards of Cisco, C-Cube Microsystems, EventSource, diCarta. Note: ntap director Carol Bartz also sits on Cisco's BOD, and ntap director Larry Carter is Cisco's CFO. Complete bios on ntap's management team can be found at ntap.com uf