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To: John Mansfield who wrote (18)	6/21/1998 12:59:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54

Interesting idea... 'Keep some cash ready to move into the market when it reopens in 2000. Not everybody goes broke in a crash. Some people get rich. If you are one of the few who have money sitting in a brokerage account ready to be invested when electricity is restored and the markets reopen, you'll probably be able to buy some of the best bargains of your lifetime. y2kbook.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (18)	6/21/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 54

Oracle '"Oracle will have to ensure its current installed base of customers are running compliant applications, as Oracle core applications purchased prior to version 10.7 are not Year 2000 compliant," said Takata. "We also see risk in the company's data base sales area as we begin to approach 1999, because the company continues to indicate that customers are moving away from long-term projects to concentrate on Year 2000. This can only get worse through next year, in our opinion." Takata joins the consensus of analysts in rating Oracle a "hold." He does not recommend new purchase at this time because of his concerns about the slowing revenue and profit growth at the company. ... nypostonline.com