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To: jjs_ynot who wrote (1750)	2/18/1998 12:10:00 PM
From: Paul Franceus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

I'm in today for some more. I didn't get the 23's that you guys got, 24 3/8 for me. That pushes my cost basis up to about 20, so no complaints here. Let's hope for a couple more downgrades... Paul

To: jjs_ynot who wrote (1750)	2/18/1998 2:08:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

Another rating would be to try to gauge how many "analysts" recommendations are merely price manipulations for their firm. For example: is the firm a market maker, did the firm do the IPO, was the firm active in a direction counter to the recommendation in short time proximity after it hits the wires? At least then you could gauge if a rating is and honest opinion or something else. You've hit on a major flaw with the analyst system. I get enraged just thinking of the misinformation lobbed onto the public by analysts who followed Aware and Westell and not Amati. "Misinformation" being a euphemism for outright lies. But don't get me started. :) Later -- Pat