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To: fiberman who wrote (7269)	11/4/1997 10:17:00 AM
From: bob yahnke	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14577

JUST WAIT FOR THE TAX LOSS SELLING TO COME IN NOW!

To: fiberman who wrote (7269)	11/4/1997 10:17:00 AM
From: Phil Fischer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14577

Well, it has been interesting reading this thread this morning. It was good to see opinions on both sides. After evaluating all information I have decided to hang in there. Even my wife now feels too sorry for me to continue making fun of me for this investment fiasco (usually one of her favorite pastimes). Phil

To: fiberman who wrote (7269)	11/4/1997 10:43:00 AM
From: Parker Benchley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14577

Kevin, I'm as pissed as anyone, but it's directed at management. I'm too numb to go beyond that. Johnson really needs to resign for the good of the company and S3 should start buying back their own stock. I do see the stock getting some support at 7 1/4 which is quite a bounce from 6 1/2. I'll probably just hold for now. Onward, George

To: fiberman who wrote (7269)	11/4/1997 11:13:00 AM
From: Ski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14577

Jeez, I leave for another few days and look what happens. Gadzooks. Pre me, back in '94, ATI went public and in the next quarter or so had to write off around $12 M (Canadian) in dead 32 bit inventory because of some massive forecasting screw up. The market assasinated us and our stock went from 19 down to the 4s. Management was mortified and let's just say some heads rolled for that one. But, the company sucked it up and kept pushing on. It took us about three years to win back the confidence of the analysts and investment community through rigorously hitting our numbers. The core value of the company was still intact and that is probably the case with S3, as long as they can hold their key people. The short term question is whether that Asian distributor inventory S3 has on the books is going to actually sell at its original price or be written down or off. Ouch. So, I suppose you dudes don't want me to tell you that ATI announced yesterday that for the first time ATI sold 1 million graphics boards (not just chips) in the month of October. Hit the company web site or (http://www.techstocks.com/~wsapi/investor/s-10989/reply-248) for the actual release. Good luck to you guys. I feel terribly for some of you I've followed for the past year and a half. Ski