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To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (75044)	10/27/1998 9:26:00 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

LISA & SIG, I read both of your posts. I agree with both of you to some extent. Lisa, you are right because most people don't have a grasp for the leverage or risk associated with options. It is therefore not a game for the average investor. Sig, you are right, because over the long term, (if you're willing to be bullish on DELL) you can make much more with less by buying options over the underlying stock, itself. And, this is what I think you were trying to say in your post. As for me, I am bullish on DELL, and have made a ton in DELL options. My most basic advice to all options players is to buy in-the-money and don't buy too close to expiration unless necessary. Lastly, don't make bets you can't afford to lose (all of it). Regards, LONGonDELL

To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (75044)	10/27/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: TREND1	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176387

lisa I found that option players have a six month half life ! Options are a zero sum game. Once knew a delta neutral player on the Pacific exchange. He said it was a good living keeping "delta neutral" collecting the option premiums....but he said it was also very boring. I only met one option player that made money over the long haul....and it wasn't me. ...options are for losers..... Larry Dudash

To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (75044)	10/27/1998 11:38:00 PM
From: Tim Luke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Tuesday October 27, 9:51 pm Eastern Time Dell sees no pullback from Novell software NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp., the leading direct distributor of personal computers, on Tuesday said it has replaced Novell Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL - news) network software in one area of its operations but has no plans to pullback from general use of the software throughout its organization. Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, was responding to a press release issued by Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) last week which said Dell had replaced 225 servers using Novell NetWare software with 25 running Microsoft's Windows NT server operating system. ''We changed out some servers in one environment, but we're not at all pulling back from our use of NetWare,'' a company spokesman said. Dell's changeover to Microsoft software took place at its Austin operations on servers controlling basic office computing, and came as part of efforts by Dell to bring older operating systems up to Year 2000 compliance. Year 2000 or ''Y2K'' compliance refers to getting rid of the Millennium Bug, a potentially-serious flaw in existing computers whose outdated software prevents them from distinguishing between the year 2000 and 1900, and thus the 20th and 21st centuries. Dell's Austin facilities employ around half of the company's 20,000 worldwide workforce. Dell said it holds a license to use Novell NetWare software on 25,000 computers and the operating system continues to play a critical role in manufacturing and other areas of the company. Dell officials declined to comment on how many of its servers or other devices Novell NetWare actually was operating on. Provo, Utah-based Novell, a leading corporate networking software firm, has seen NetWare lose market ground to Microsoft's NT operating system. Both systems helps weave desktop PCs into corporate networks.