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To: Ms. X who wrote (4686)	7/12/1998 11:06:00 AM
From: wizzards wine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

Zacks 1997 picks vs P&Fing and RSing them using the same criteria as listed for the 1998 work up.... Ticker Date Price Current % Gain P&F P&F P&F Added In Price Buy Sell Gain RS AIR 4.28.97 19.67 28.75 0.462 0.462 X AATT 4.28.97 10.24 27.75 1.710 31 2.027 X ASI 3.12.97 18.44 29.5 0.600 31 0.681 X ABF 4.28.97 17.59 34.4 0.956 38 1.160 X ALL 8.14.97 36.22 51.19 0.413 0.413 X AEOS 11.19.97 15.75 47.75 2.032 2.032 X ADSK 12.07.97 40.06 35.06 -0.125 NB 0.000 O BEAV 12.18.97 23.94 30 0.253 NB 0.000 O BEL 4.28.97 33.31 46.44 0.394 NB 0.000 O BYL 9.11.97 43.44 41.06 -0.055 55 0.266 X CBRNA 6.26.97 34.31 48.63 0.417 52 0.516 X CNI 4.28.97 38 53.56 0.409 60 0.579 X CTX 11.18.97 32.02 41.75 0.304 0.304 X CXIPY 9.29.97 56.56 55 -0.028 71 0.255 X COMR 10.15.97 21.58 32.63 0.512 0.512 X COST 1.26.97 26.63 63.44 1.382 1.382 X DH 8.2.97 15.38 49.94 2.247 2.247 X DNP 11.17.97 10.03 10.63 0.060 NB 0.000 O ESCMF 11.10.97 38.25 34 -0.111 NB 0.000 X FPL 11.9.97 52.72 62.75 0.190 0.190 X GCO 4.28.97 11.75 15.25 0.298 16.5 0.404 X GIC 12.18.97 17.59 27.13 0.542 0.542 X HNI 11.26.97 26.81 30.37 0.133 0.133 X IDTC 12.15.97 21.75 25.88 0.190 29 0.333 X IBC 1.10.97 24.69 32.75 0.326 0.326 X MCY 11.5.97 43.63 66.63 0.527 0.527 X MRLL 7.9.97 19.13 22.06 0.153 0.153 X MYL 8.15.97 19.63 33.56 0.710 0.710 X NYT 2.6.97 20.25 39.63 0.957 0.957 X PLAT 8.11.97 18.06 32.56 0.803 0.803 X RY 2.28.97 39.31 61.25 0.558 0.558 X SGP 4.28.97 40.38 98.38 1.436 1.436 X SCTC 7.16.97 16.5 27.88 0.690 0.690 X TEX 6.17.97 18.19 28.25 0.553 0.553 X TJX 2.10.97 20.09 26.88 0.338 0.338 X UIS 8.7.97 10.19 27.75 1.723 1.723 X UVV 5.28.97 36.31 38.75 0.067 NB 0.000 O WPI 8.22.97 24.35 48.81 1.005 1.005 X 23.033 24.218 % gain 0.562 % gain 0.692 1997 Zacks P&F 56.2% Gain 69.2% Gain The biggest differance with the 1997 picks versas the 1998 picks is that there were only 6 of the 41 stocks in 1997 that had an RS in O's, and in the 1998 picks there were 15 out of 40... Thus the win ratio increases when the market is not a full blown bull... Have Fun All Later Preston

To: Ms. X who wrote (4686)	7/14/1998 11:09:00 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34811

Jan: Some OT grins----- Some people are just not as computer literate as others, as shown below : > > A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. The tech > asked her if she was "running it under Windows." The woman then responded, > "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good point. The man sitting > in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his is working fine." > > Tech Support: "OK Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same > time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the > letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager." Customer: "I don't have a 'P'." > Tech Support: "On your keyboard, Bob." > Customer: "What do you mean?" > Tech Support: "'P' on your keyboard, Bob." > Customer: "I'm not going to do that!" > > Overheard in a computer shop: > Customer: "I'd like a mouse mat, please." > Salesperson: "Certainly sir, we've got a large variety." > Customer: "But will they be compatible with my computer?" > > I once received a fax with a note on the bottom to fax the document back to > the sender when I was finished with it, because he needed to keep it. > > Customer: "Can you copy the Internet for me on this diskette?" > > I work for a local ISP. Frequently we receive phone calls that start something > like this: > Customer: "Hi. Is this the Internet?" > > Some people pay for their online services with checks made payable to "The > Internet." > > Customer: "So that'll get me connected to the Internet, right?" > Tech Support: "Yeah." > Customer: "And that's the latest version of the Internet, right?" > Tech Support: "Uhh...uh...uh...yeah." > > Tech Support: "All right...now double-click on the File Manager icon." > Customer: "That's why I hate this Windows -- because of the icons -- I'm a > Protestant, and I don't believe in icons." > Tech Support: "Well, that's just an industry term sir. I don't believe it was > meant to --" > Customer: "I don't care about any 'Industry Terms'. I don't believe in icons." > Tech Support: "Well...why don't you click on the 'little picture' of a file > cabinet...is 'little picture' OK?" > Customer: [click] > > Customer: "My computer crashed!" > Tech Support: "It crashed?" > Customer: "Yeah, it won't let me play my game." > Tech Support: "All right, hit Control-Alt-Delete to reboot." > Customer: "No, it didn't crash -- it crashed." > Tech Support: "Huh?" > Customer: "I crashed my game. That's what I said before. I crashed my > spaceship and now it doesn't work." > Tech Support: "Click on 'File,' then 'New Game.'" > Customer: [pause] "Wow! How'd you learn how to do that?" mph( computer non-genius)