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To: RR who wrote (10537)	10/31/2000 11:13:43 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 65232

Rick........The breath of the bull to come....... Tuesday October 31, 10:37 am Eastern Time Forbes.com Ten O'Clock Tech: Samsung's Phone Causes An Uproar By Arik Hesseldahl If the age of the PC is over, as IBM Chief Executive Lou Gerstner once suggested, then the age of the gadget is only beginning. Just as notebook computers are shrinking in size and weight, the number of handheld gadgets is heading into a growth spurt. Mobile phones, handheld computers and now MP3 digital music players are starting to weigh down backpacks and briefcases everywhere. Amid the hype for all these devices is one unasked question: How many handheld devices can one comfortably lug around? The trend, some people say, is toward merging multiple devices into one. It's now possible to buy a handheld that can be converted into a mobile phone, or a mobile phone that also doubles as a handheld. Now Korea's Samsung has launched a mobile phone that combines the functions of many devices into one. Dubbed the Uproar, the phone will be available from Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS - news) on Nov. 1 through Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH - news) and Sprint PCS stores. Using built-in flash memory, the phone can store up to an hour's worth of digital music that can be played back through included headphones. A polite little beep alerts you to a phone call if you happen to be listening to music when the phone rings. Sweden's Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY - news) has also combined a digital music player with the mobile phone, but through the use of an attachment that connects to the bottom of the phone. With Uproar, it's all combined into a single package. An Uproar user can e-mail and browse the Web with software developed by Phone.com (Nasdaq: PHCM - news). It has a personal organizer feature for appointments and reminders. It also includes more standard mobile phone features like voice-activated dialing and short messaging service capability. Keep an eye on Samsung. The company, along with Korean neighbor LG Electronics--already strong in selling electronic components to various cell phone makers--are said to be eager to expand into selling their own phones in a market that is currently dominated by the ``big three'' of mobile phones: Nokia (NYSE: NOK - news), Ericsson and Motorola (NYSE: MOT - news). Samsung has found a big customer so far in Sprint PCS. And with the market for mobile phone handsets projected to reach roughly half a billion or more by 2007, there should be plenty of room for new competitors.

To: RR who wrote (10537)	10/31/2000 6:48:36 PM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

Hi RR, Moo Moo Mooving On Up! Yee Haw! Our baby bull Nazzy has been runnin' sorta funny lately. Up and down left and right... He's young so we have to have a little patience with him and help get him pointed in the right direction. I stuck a compass to his cow bell and explained which direction is North. He seems to have gotten the idea now... I'm lovin' SDLI, JNPR, and CIEN. It won't belong before they are on top again. So will EXTR, EMLX and many of our favorites. Anyhow, this morning I jumped in 100% invested again. I rode up until 3:55 PM and then skimmed off the frothy cream. It makes me 75% in the market again. Now I have something set aside to buy on the dips or if something fancy catches my eye. When there is cash on the side, a person can smile when panic selling occurs. The cash is there to take advantage of it. It also makes a person less likely to whine. He/she can actually say, "I'm buying in here" on those days of panic. I got a taste of it during the past two weeks. Now that I've tasted it, I believe nothing is sweeter. I nailed SDLI at 200 and a few others near the bottom. Without some cash on the side, I would not have been able to take advantage of the sale. I've always been guilty of jumping in with everything I got. I find that I would have to sweat out the deep downturns. Now I look forward to them. These downturns appear to be the best place to make some money. I guess the key is to go in a little at a time as it keeps dropping. Then as the stock recovers and begins to get above the prices you bought at, you can take back some of your cash to use on the next favorite that may fall. Anyhow, it's a system that seems to be working for me right now. Hopefully the whiners took a tiny bit of profit. It may come in handy during the next opportunity. I believe this small amount of cash has more earning potential waiting for a dip (in a quality stock) then it does trying to squeeze out the last drop from a stock. At least that is the way I'm beginning to view it. Moo Moo! Let the bulls run! I'm learning a lot by watchin' you dudes. -Clappy