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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Fonar - Where is it going? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 8:36:00 AM
From: Charles D. Kinton	Respond to of 19354

Great Job Jim. Thanks! Chuck

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 9:14:00 AM
From: Patricia L. Clews	Respond to of 19354

Dr. Fleckenstein, it was a "good" article! You told it like it is, warts & all! ;-) Patti

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 9:38:00 AM
From: daveG	Respond to of 19354

Dr. Fleckenstein, I think your new career has been launched. I enjoyed your work.

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 9:44:00 AM
From: Fangorn	Respond to of 19354

James, Just finished your article, nice job of walking the tightrope between cheerleading for and trashing the company. In other words it was a balanced appraisal of the situation. I do wish I had not kept the few shares I did last October when I sold most for ~3.5. If I had sold those 500 @ 3.5 = 1750 and bought Dell (as I did with the proceeds from the much larger chunk I sold at that time)...1750 / 50 = 35 which would be worth 3745 today for a gain of 1995 plus the 875 I am down with those shares equals a 2870 dollar mistake. Thankfully the gains I've made with the Dell I did buy make the loss in FONR a minor irritant. I do still hope that within a year or two that FONR comes back and makes me wish I had left it all in FONR. But I am not selling DELL to buy FONR even at these low prices.

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 12:32:00 PM
From: Glenn Olsen	Respond to of 19354

Jim I think the toughest writing is when you have too much material and not enough space. Commendable effort on your part-when does the book form come out? Glenn

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: Hugo H. Hennings	Respond to of 19354

Bravo! Bravo! Dr.Fleckenstein: Congratulations for your excellent article on Fonar. You have really taken an MRI of FONAR itself (hopefully using a Quad 1200) and read the results , as an excellent Radiologist that you are, with expertise, accuracy and impartiality.

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 1:33:00 PM
From: William Macko	Respond to of 19354

Dr. Fleckenstein..Great Job, Thank You..Bill

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: Michelino	Respond to of 19354

Jim, I also enjoyed your article. techstocks.com It's a cogently concise and balanced summary. Everything there...the reason for hope in the hearts of Fonarian longs...the ambivalence of the Street...the lack of performance that fuels Fonar's detractors. Plus a readable overview of the technology and its history for the layman. Michael

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/13/1998 4:26:00 PM
From: charles messick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19354

Dr. Fleckenstein,......... from a long time Lurker and past participant. May I add my congratulations on difficult tight rope walked. Faxed copies to a couple of friends. Thank you, Chuck Messick

To: James L. Fleckenstein who wrote (10795)	8/14/1998 2:52:00 AM
From: Adelantado	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 19354

Sorry to be the kill-joy. I believe that Fleckenstin's comments as to FONAR indicates a problem, not a blessing. Seem to me that FONAR's future lies in its ability to create machines that win over a market and its share in the great potential for income that this business seems to offer. But instead, we gloat in how clever FONAR is to obtain patents and to sue anyone that uses a machine. While I too believe in the patent system, I believe that it is nothing more than a protection for an existing business, not a business in itself. If Fleckenstin's calculations that 50% of FONAR's present value is GE money, it means to me that FONAR hasn't been doing what its suppose to be doing: making machines, selling them and taking over market share. Given his analysis, and the continuing eroding value that the market places on FONAR, it seems to me that management is actually ignoring the primary purpose of FONAR and by doing so is lowering the price of each share, soon to the price of a cheap cup of coffee at the corner coffee shop...(and not even a local Starbucks). It is my view that unless management gets this ship back on course, by an agressive return to what FONAR is suppose to be doing, in a year of continued lack of real management and fat-cat contentment on GE money and other court awards, each share might be less than the cost of paper cup used for that coffee...instead of the $20/share that Fleckenstein seems to indicate that FONAR should be. That's my analysis, folks. Sorry to rock your comfort boat. Joe