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To: FUZFO who wrote (7988)	3/31/1998 6:45:00 PM
From: Saul Feinberg Jr.	Respond to of 42804

I have compiled a list of networkers and their forward P/Es from highest to lowest. taken from the following url: dailystocks.net Company Name forward PE close 52wkhi/lo 0 MMC NETWORKS INC C 80.5 20.13 28.25 12.63 1 MADGE NETWORKS N.V. C 75.8 6.06 9.19 3.25 2 FORE SYSTEMS INC C 51.8 16.56 21.81 10.88 3 FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS INC C 50.0 3.00 7.50 1.56 4 CISCO SYSTEMS INC C 39.4 67.44 70.00 30.18 5 DIGITAL LINK CORP C 39.2 11.38 28.00 8.88 6 NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS CORP C 36.4 28.00 69.38 18.94 7 3COM CORP C 35.2 35.19 59.69 24.00 8 XYLAN CORPORATION C 33.3 23.00 26.38 12.38 9 ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS C 32.5 38.00 60.00 22.00 10 APEX PC SOLUTIONS INC C 26.8 25.50 41.75 6.88 11 BAY NETWORKS INC C 25.4 27.13 41.88 15.63 12 XIRCOM INC C 23.7 14.00 18.75 7.50 13 COMPUTER NETWORK TECH C 21.7 4.56 6.13 3.31 14 DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC C 21.3 27.00 28.63 5.13 15 BLACK BOX CORP C 20.4 36.44 46.00 20.75 16 CYBEX COMPUTER PRDCTS CP C 20.2 27.13 30.50 14.25 17 NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECH C 19.3 15.44 22.38 11.25 ==> MRV COMMUNICATIONS 19 23.5 39 18 18 EQUINOX SYSTEMS INC C 15.7 20.88 23.50 8.50 19 CABLETRON SYSTEMS INC C 15.2 14.88 46.50 12.63 20 PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP C 14.6 7.88 10.50 6.00 21 NETWORK CONNECTION INC C 12.9 4.25 12.00 3.50 22 ADAPTEC INC C 11.1 20.0

To: FUZFO who wrote (7988)	4/3/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: E. F. Hutton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

fuzfo, you sound like an old lady on AOL chat session!!! you need to try to start listening and learn how to invest and not comment as an english teacher. take note of the following and maybe you can make some money if that is what your in the market for!?! no shouting, however, look at the chart on mrvc, if you had bought MRVC at 18-23 and held to 38, you've been back to where you started. i have bought at several different prices, anywhere from 18 to 31, but i trade. for example i owned some at 31 and sold at 28 since i heard techs (networkers) were to slide down. i cut my losses on those 100 shares. And of coarse i have traded several times for the 10-15%, however this is an excellent stock to make 40-50% per year. i don't believe in waiting to mrvc hits the big 40 or 50 per share, because how many time have we heard that and it just doesn't get that far and settles back at a lower price yes, i am in this for investment, which means to me: Making money! NOT riding these kind of companies up and down. you only get paid once for the ride up and that is when you cash in on the profit. MRVC is an excellent example of a stock to trade and not hold for the next ride down. Look at INTC; if you had bought that one in Jan97 and held to dec97 you made absoultly ZERO!!!! Again, MRVC is a perfect example of a volitile company and it is to trade NOT to hold!! i certainly agree i have lots to learn at the ripe age of 45, however, this is one thing i have learned there are several stock you don't hold and get greaty when you have a nice profit and the sector is about to go down. take care and happy investing, tom