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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (13445)	8/13/1998 12:53:00 PM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Rd,<Maybe I just don't "get it". I'm just a long term investor trapped in a market filled with "momentum day traders" who couldn't care less what a company does much less whether they do it well.> I'm confused. If your a long term investor what are you doing here? I assume you must have been short or had some puts, otherwise hanging around here just to watch the 'Thing' would be a waste of time.Wouldn't it?

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (13445)	8/13/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Maybe I just don't "get it". I'm just a long term investor trapped in a market filled with "momentum day traders" who couldn't care less what a company does much less whether they do it well. Bob, Please do not feel like you are alone. I feel the same way. Glenn

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (13445)	8/13/1998 6:45:00 PM
From: Tom Kearney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

R.D. - I'm a long term investor, too. And I'm as mad as hell that I didn't jump on these internet gorilla's even sooner, because sometimes the world does change. I didn't buy CPQ in '84 at $6 even though I knew about it. A lot of these internet companies will fail, but this really is going to be the NEXT BIG THING. And i think, like CPQ, ORCL, MSFT, and even IBM, in the techworld, he who is 1st in their niche has ENORMOUS advantages against the late comers. It is not important YET, or for a few years if AMZN makes money. They only need to raise money and gain market share now, which they've been quite good at. Don't you wish you bought I ton of ORCL in '91, when they were 'about to go out of business'? You should have. (I didn't have money to buy a ton, but I bought as much as I could.) Regards, TK