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To: matt fahy who wrote (21240)	9/6/1998 7:14:00 PM
From: joe	Respond to of 45548

Matt, I don't watch TV (I'd get too distracted if I did), but thanks for telling me about the Nasdaq commercial which included 3Com. I think these kinds of details are extremely important. In the last 2 weeks (probably to coincide with end of preannouncement), I've seen a barrage of 3Com ads in WSJ (I read the paper edition), and also the Business Week magazine. Their advertisements are more forceful and positive (imo). Also, they seem to be doing more net advertising on the online network magazines...more forceful about pushing their next generation equipment. 3Com also has budgeted a lot of money for advertising in general. This month, the V.90 standard gets ratified by the standards board. Hopefully, the press will play this up to the hilt, even though it's old news. I'm sure that there are a lot of ISPs and modem buyers waiting for this point in time to make sure V.90 is here to stay. I'll be looking to see how much of a positive this will be this month. I didn't think this next week would be too hot with the market, but now it seems that Chairman Greenspan has blinked about interest rates. If so, this could start some buying sessions in the market. I hope so. I don't like COMS getting near its 52-week low and starting some sh*tty new trend. So, I will definitely be looking to see how the market takes Greenspan's comments. Plus, the big spenders get back in from holidays in the next few weeks, and I'm hoping they start seeing bargains. If not, we are in for tough times. joe