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To: FJB who wrote (16855)4/22/1998 11:11:00 AM
From: dwight martin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25960
 
I guess their pain starts when the stock price exceeds what they "borrowed" it at, and many of them probably did so at prices over $30, shorting it on the way down last year.



To: FJB who wrote (16855)4/22/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: rsc  Read Replies (16) | Respond to of 25960
 
<OFF TOPIC>

Sorry to steer minds away from the euphoria for a moment (we're on a slight intra-day decline anyway). I'm writing a lecture on the changing notion of god in 7th century Arabia, and need a comparison from the modern world.

Can anybody name a technological development that, when first introduced, merely fulfilled a well-established function, but that in the long run had radical implications ranging far beyond that initial well-established function.

The computer is one possibility; are there others?

I'm sorry for being vague; but if I could be more specific, I'd probably have thought of a good example on my own. Thanks

RSC