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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (20498)	3/1/1998 6:14:00 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Thanks Seren: Let's have peace Paul..... >>Get it through your thick skull, that some of us have done a little more to try to change things for the benefit of the shareholders then you have.>> Knock, knock. Ok, Ok. I acknowledge this fact. >>In plain English, have you ever had the chief counsel of Novell call you up in the dead of night and threaten to sue you? Why because you were criticizing Joe Marengi's disasterous stewardship of Novell.>> Man, being a Novell bull is really boring compared to this. Hats off to Joe, you and others during those dark days. I sat on the sidelines and simply warned others to stay away. >>Did you ever lift your little finger to put someone of Schmidt's calibre into the CEO spot?>> Please elaborate. Tell us your story. >> Have you done anything except the usual crap flames that can be found on chat lines all over the Internet.>> Now Paul, if you regard my posts as "crap flames" then I'm really sorry. Forgive me if they come off as such. I put a lot of thought into what I write and they are far from crap, unless of course you regard positive comments as "crap flames". My opinions are my own. You have every right to your opinion which I respect. >>Tell me big man, what are you really all about?>> Again, send me an e-mail if you want to know anything. Again, I invite you to meet me in person and see our operation. Send me an e-mail, leave your number and I will call. Better plan for mid April as I have a lot of travelling stacking up over the next 4+ weeks . >>You ought to apologize to Joe for stupidity and bad manners. As a stockholder of Novell you ought too get down on your knees and kiss his ass for what he has done for you.>> I meant what I wrote, but if you think I offended Joe, then I am sorry. Joe's a tough bird. He knows where I stand. I just wish he could focus his energies in more positive ways. If you think that's being offensive and disrespectful then I am really at a loss. As for your final comment, I will refrain. Paul, perhaps you can do me the favor.... Paul, I know what its like when you are in cash and the market is busting down every door in town. I'm a contrarian value investor who just took on more stock late last year - including more Novell in late January in my long term $6-8 buy range. Novell has gotten ahead of itself here. This is not the lift off everyone's waiting for IMHO. We still have a lot of uncertainty and overhanging supply to work through - Brainshare, 5.0, Java and resulting spin notwithstanding. Going forward, I will make more of an effort to keep my comments less pointed and more general so a wider audience can be encouraged to contribute. The gloves are off. Joe, are you still out there?? Thanks Seren for your comments. Your humble Novell bull.