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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/29/1997 4:09:00 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 132070

Yes, just told we are getting upgraded to Office '97 and some new mail program over the weekend. "save all your old messages and addresses we can't port them." Cool, huh?!! I wish we could save all the old programs on one of our PC's, but nooo .... I got work due Mon. I already know what's going to happen! In '91 I was working with Word and Excel for the MAC. I haven't seen any real improvement in these programs from those versions -- just more contortions to get done what I want to do. Here's hoping Bill's new techno-palace is run by his own friggin' software.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/29/1997 6:58:00 PM
From: The Perfect Hedge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB-- If a company(huge growth year to year,42 million share outstanding and 37 million are floated) is offering 7 million shares of debentures is this a negative thing for the stock?I'm talking about EVI(I posted to you about this stock last month).Thanks for any help.GD

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/30/1997 1:52:00 AM
From: Kathleen capps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Unbelievable but Smart Money site had this as the reason for GTW's rise...in the high-tech sector, NYSE-listed computer direct marketer Gateway 2000 jumped 3 7/16, or 13%, amid a positive mention in HomePC magazine. But Compaq lost 1 1/4 atop the NYSE actives, Dell Computer slid 7 1/2 on the Nasdaq, networker 3Com eased 1 11/16, and Microsoft dipped 2 1/4. What the heck is "HomePC" magazine and why whould a mention there give a 13 percent rise to GTW??? Kathleen

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/30/1997 7:52:00 AM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, HK seeming to stabilize a bit. Only down 3.75% today. Hang Seng briefly saw a '97 PE around 8 in Monday's panic. Do you think it has put in a bottom or will punk '98 EPS cause '97 PE to be almost meaningless? SC

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/30/1997 12:23:00 PM
From: bob s	Respond to of 132070

MB Are you still OK with HQH at a discount of 21% even with the present market uncertainties???? Bob

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/30/1997 12:39:00 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 132070

MB, I'm no expert but I think that expecting Chile to escape Latin American turmoil may be like expecting HK to escape Asian mess, although as a paired trade you might do ok if long Chile and short Mex, Brazil. SC

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (24362)	10/30/1997 3:54:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

How closely do the webs track the underlying indices and is there an easy way to adjust out the changes in exchange rates over time? What I'm wondering is this: How far has the Malaysian stock market actually fallen in terms of it's own currency? Over time there are two ways to make money (with foreign webs). As confidence strengthens in their currency (some time in the future) the assets look more valuable in terms of dollars and the market itself also may strengthen, right?