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To: pass pass who wrote (10079)	11/12/1997 4:01:00 PM
From: Finder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

This is truely unbelievable- Down 11% below 31. This stock was above 45 5 days ago.

To: pass pass who wrote (10079)	11/12/1997 4:20:00 PM
From: david jung	Respond to of 45548

Hi pass pass, I'll check the ad again, but you're right. The marketing people usually push these things before they are ready. I saw another post on another modem manufacturer where they said software upgradable and he had to send it back for a firmware upgrade. I have a 1 yr contract with my isp and that's till Mar. Yes, my networking stocks are trashed also. Even pair caved in. What I've been doing is rolling over my covered calls to closer strike prices and further out in time since most of the ones that I sold have dropped to 1/8 or 3/16. David WALLSTREET Links: 100+ Investment Links ziplink.net

To: pass pass who wrote (10079)	11/14/1997 3:08:00 PM
From: david jung	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 45548

Hi, Pass Pass, the ad implies one X2 modem = 2 shares. 56Kbps fax/modem for $56... The implication is from them putting the X2 logo in the ad. So it may be a marketing ploy, but as a consumer I'm not doing anything until there's a standard - and I can't. Also, ISP's are reluctant to upgrade - they already have a tough time supporting the current standards, why would they want to go nonstandard. You don't have to be a CEO to realize that consumers and ISP's not going to eagerly buy unless there's a standard - it does me no good to buy an X2 modem if I can't use it. Also, as a software engineer, I question the claims of 100% software upgradable. There is a small chance that the standard could cause a hardware fix. All kinds of things can go wrong - timing, running out of flash memory, .... David WALLSTREET Links: 100+ Investment Links ziplink.net