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To: Venkie who wrote (29462)	1/17/2001 6:12:56 PM
From: Ex-INTCfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Cybersex Replaces Real Thing with Online Robots dailynews.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) - If your sex life isn't all you want it to be or if you're looking for a long-distance relationship, an inventor in Australia may have just the thing -- virtual reality sex. Dominic Choy of Cammeray in New South Wales has applied for a patent to replace the real thing with life-like online robots, according to New Scientist magazine. ``Servo motors move its limbs and other body parts in response to signals from both the Internet and from touch and sound sensors on its body,'' according to the magazine. Cyber sex would allow people wearing virtual reality visors at opposite ends of the globe who have matching robots to see and hear each other on their Internet connection. Choy said the online lovers could also program the system so that one partner could resemble the other's favorite celebrity.

To: Venkie who wrote (29462)	1/17/2001 8:52:28 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 65232

>> where is qcom headed short term & long term ? UP. I'm not in the price prediction business, Venkie, but I believe so much in Qualcomm's business model and ability to execute that I have 30% of my portfolio allocated to it. Their strong patent portfolio ensures they will prosper as cdma is adopted, but there are some powerful barriers will that have to be overcome. Those include political hurdles, existing non-cdma infrastructure valued in the hundreds of billions that must be displaced, and some very clever and well heeled competitors who are defending vested interests that run contrary to Q's ambitions. No prediction, but my personal target is for qcom to be worth $125-150 by the end of 2001 (which I consider short term), and 4 times that by the end of 2005. A lot of things, including a strong world economy, will have to fall into place for that to happen. Note: I reserve the right to change those targets as a result of my ongoing due diligence. jmho, bwtfdik, uf