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To: MIKenn who wrote (17684)	2/19/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: the Druid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

The ONLY reason that Compaq is trading at 35-1/2 today is that all the sellers and all the buyers agree that this is a fair price based upon all of the information that is available to the public today. How can we argue with such a true statement?

To: MIKenn who wrote (17684)	2/19/1998 3:12:00 PM
From: Joe Antol	Respond to of 97611

KQB: Just to re-enforce one point you made. NYSE does "not" have MM's they have "specialists" (different). Nasdaq has the MM's. Good analysis. Mr. CEO we need you to speak to the masses! Thank you. Joe...

To: MIKenn who wrote (17684)	2/19/1998 3:44:00 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 97611

MIKenn - I'm not suggesting anything, Zalesky and many others keep making this statement over and over again on thread after thread. I really have no idea if this is occurring or not, and I'm sure you and others have a much better idea of how it works than I do!! As for CPQ, if you believe that the bucks are in the enterprise and that CPQ is setting itself up to go after more of them, then the stock should reflect that (eventually <gggg>). I don't have any more info than most on this thread, just trying to put the story together in my head using my knowledge of enterprise computing. It's worked for me at least once, (loading up on IBM when it tanked back in the 1993 timeframe). EP has a good track record, but it's obvious that in the short term the market is focusing on a possible 'merger hangover', and thus the stock has not made the progress many of us would like, at least in compaison to Dell, which certainly has. On the other hand, CPQ has not been unduly punished and has gone up after the big announcement. Compare that to what has occurred with CA's stock after the CSC announcement.... John

To: MIKenn who wrote (17684)	2/19/1998 8:17:00 PM
From: Dulane U. Ponder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

I'm unclear as to where your information comes from. I would like to know why you differ with every large brokerage, hedge fund manager and specialist firm that speaks to the contrary. It is well known that stock prices are manipulated re options expiration and that this is a legal strategy of those who can afford to buy and sell 25,000 share blocks and larger to protect their positions. I'm sorry if I seem short tempered but the manipulation exists and it is LEGAL. dp