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To: SecularBull who wrote (61803)	8/28/1998 11:03:00 AM
From: John Hauser	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Anyone know what percentage of Dell's business is in Russia? Practically none I'm betting. Turn off your computers and turn them back on in 1 year, then check your stocks. JH

To: SecularBull who wrote (61803)	8/28/1998 2:07:00 PM
From: NewsTrader	Respond to of 176387

Thank you for your consideration. First, you were technically correct in saying that the news we reported was "already publicly available." However, unless you worked out of the public reference room of the SEC - as some of our reporters do - you probably would not have known about this supposedly public information because it was contained in a just-released filing. You see, by posting this information on the board we are actually helping the SEC further its mission by making this information truly public - not just technically public. Our reporters pour through tons of just-released SEC filings (among other sources of information) to find newsworthy information and then disseminate it over the Internet faster than any other news organization. In fact, we are even faster than the relatively expensive newswires that are monitored by professional investors, but not available over the Internet in real-time. Second, if we ever discover any of our reporters trying to front run our newswire, they will be fired immediately and we will report them to the SEC ourselves. Our reporters are not allowed to invest in any stock in a company within 48 hours of our reporting on it and they are required to hold all their investments for at least two months. Third, we just report the facts. If anyone blew anything out of proportion, it is you. Fourth, to file a complaint with the SEC concerning Internet issues you can call the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Assistance at (202) 942-7040. Tell them NewsTraders sent you.

To: SecularBull who wrote (61803)	8/28/1998 2:34:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

LONGonDELL = short on insight . . . Don't jump to conclusions like so many others - a Dell exec decides to take some options - big deal. As a shareholder, given the performance of the company, I think he and most of the execs at DELL deserve the benefit of the doubt when they want to exercise their options. "Insider" trading on a company with the high-visibility and broad market capitalization of DELL borders on meaningless, and it rankles me when people equate legitimate option exercises and portfolio sales with the kind of sneaking around by MM's and brokerages that "insider" trading really depicts. With the potential penalties, why would Dell execs kill the goose that is laying the golden eggs? What news do you think "they" have that could profoundly affect the price of our stock? Do you have some reason to believe DELL is about to lose its leadership position? If you think things are that bad, or that Dell or Carter are that stupid, why do you still hold DELL? As for NewsTrader, as long as they research and post on all companies I say more power to them. Yahoo's "insider" info is drawn from another organization and it is less than immediate, making it even less viable as a measurement of stock value. The sky isn't falling, and a piece of it didn't drop on us because of NewsTrader, either. Enough of my ranting (and your's, too, please). Mr. K.