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Technology Stocks : WavePhore (WAVO)- VBI fed WaveTop for WebTV -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sylvester who wrote (1810)	8/24/1998 10:19:00 AM
From: jeff lipschutz	Respond to of 2843

last nov..97..a firm called Barnes investment advisory... issued a report with $18 target....their numnber is 602 248 9099.....so there is other comapnies besides First Albany and FBR....watching this company....ill keep digging....lips

To: Sylvester who wrote (1810)	8/24/1998 10:21:00 AM
From: BGL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2843

I am not trying to start a rumour, but can anyone comment on the possible buy out of WAVO by MSFT? I am a shareholder in a current buyout candidate and the buyout process appears to have some flaws as far as I am concerned. I'm just trying to gauge the probability of a WAVO buyout. 1) Did INTC offer to purchase WAVO last year for $15/share? If this is true, can someone point me to the official source (e.g., SEC or press release). 2) If an official offer had been made over WAVO @ $15/share, wouldn't that artificially set the price at that level (i.e., why are we at $8)? 3) Can someone confirm that MSFT or INTC are buying large blocks currently? When will the latest numbers on this be published, every quarter? Thanks for your help... P.S. I hope they come out with WAVETOP sub. rates soon. BGL

To: Sylvester who wrote (1810)	8/25/1998 9:26:00 PM
From: AJ Berger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2843

Sour WAVO Feedback in Aug.98 PC Magazine from page 132, check out the closing sentence: Windows 98 also bundles WavePhore's WaveTop Internet content push service. WaveTop is an advertising-supported service that downloads its content over the VBI, using signals from PBS stations around the country. It stores the data to disk for instantaneous viewing. WaveTop also requires you to have a TV tuner card in your PC, but you get a lot of premium Web content without needing a live Internet connection. Even though WaveTop uses the VBI to send it's data and WebTV can accept digital data delivered over the VBI, WebTV's guide doesn't recognize WaveTop as a channel. The lack of integration between the two services diminishes their usefulness.