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Technology Stocks : IDTI - an IC Play on Growth Markets -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael D. Christian who wrote (9530)	9/4/1998 4:04:00 PM
From: rairden	Respond to of 11555

Suggestions on the LSI thread that LSI should buy IDTI or at least the WinChip line. Message 5673350 Different topic: Carl E. Berg is a partner of Berg & Berg Industrial Developers. According to last proxy, age 61, Director of IDTI since 1982. Berg is also a director of Mission West Properties, Systems Research, Valence Technology, and Videonics. As of July 1 he was the beneficial owner of 3,788,031 shares of IDTI, or 4.6 percent. Under "Certain Transactions," we find that during fiscal 1998 Berg made a $9.7 million real estate loan to IDTI, with interest at the prime rate.

To: Michael D. Christian who wrote (9530)	9/5/1998 12:56:00 AM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11555

He's a board member who has been buying since late last year. His timing sure has been off. It's good to see that a board member has the conviction to put money behind his judgement. I am more of a short-term trader these days than an investor but the sectors and strategies I like now (and that can change almost weekly) are: 1] Selling puts or buying stocks at low-ball prices - put in orders that you hope get executed if the market or stock comes under panic selling. That is something that is increasingly possible in this nervous market. 2] Watching the news service and stock watch links such as quote.com briefing.com to find stocks to find stocks that are either getting clobbered or moving up rapidly. Then just buying or selling them for 1-3 day trades. 3] Playing the highly volatile stocks, such as the internet sector. These stocks make little sense from a fundamental standpoint - they are almost the opposite of asset technology plays. But people love them and they have wild price swings. So you buy them when they move down and the TA looks good and sell them when the TA says to sell.