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To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/9/1998 10:25:00 PM
From: BeachBum	Respond to of 10072

Allen... She lost me the minute she starting preaching about how cd/dvd was going to be the next Zip killer. She doesn't realize they don't even compete. BB ^-^-

To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/9/1998 10:28:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 10072

Allen, thanks for saying it so well. Those self styled pundits all read from the same script. Gottfried

To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/9/1998 10:35:00 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	Respond to of 10072

Allen, Cribbed from Soup on the Apple thread who cribbed it as follows: >>>Short Rules. cribbed from Yahoo! DELL DELL LONGS PLEASE READ RE:Our shorts script by: John98_US 110625 of 112568 >This is the second time I am posting this writing which I found on the TGRP board. It clearly shows the techniques used by shorties/losers. Good luck! Our shorts script 1. Be anonymous, of course. 2. Use 10% fact and 90% suggestion in one's posts. Facts give credibility, while suggestion does the "sell". 3. Let others "help" you learn about a stock thereby developing rapport and a support base. 4. Use multiple handles, but develop a unique style for each. 5. Use multiple ISPs. 6. Start each new handle slowly to build acceptance. 7. Occasionally, use two handles to "discuss" an issue. 8. Do not show all your cards at once when slamming a stock. It's a war - it's ok to lose a battle as long as you save enough ammo to win the war. 9. Know your enemies - they will end up being your best weapons. 10.Only slam until the tide starts to turn. Let doubt carry the stock back with the tide. 11.Maintain an appearance of being open minded but a slant in either direction is acceptable. 12.Don't appear meek. No one follows the meek. 13.Strike just as your opponent starts to gather momentum but not before or you lose your sting. 14.Don't worry if people peg you for a slammer. The doubt will remain and that's what you are after. 15.If pegged, put up a brief fight, then let them feel they've won. This puts their guard down within a few days and your other handles can take over from there. 16.When slamming a stock, the intent is to minimize its rise, not to create an instant plunge. 17.To slam a stock requires you only to kill the dream not the company. 18.Use questions to invoke critical thinking and use statements to reinforce. 19.You can be liberal in your questions but be specific and precise in your statements. 20.Don't lie. 21.When slamming, encourage research beyond calling the company.You know people are far too lazy and it's only doubt you are after, not confirmation. 22.When slamming, discourage people from taking the company's word - encourage them to seek outside proof. If the company's history is bad, point them there. 23.When slamming, refer to missed deadlines and weak financials. 24.When slamming, if the price rises, blame it on a temporary mass reaction to a press release rather than real interest in the stock. Point out low volume and emphasize the selling. 25.Pretend to share the same concerns by learning what they want to hear. 26.And above all else, be unpredictable.< messages.yahoo.com;

To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/9/1998 11:25:00 PM
From: Philip J. Davis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Allen, Good post! Your arguments demonstrated that Market Babe's analysis was sophomoric and superficial at best. regards, Philip

To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/10/1998 9:34:00 AM
From: j glad	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10072

"But what I do know is probably just as much about this company, these products, and the PC market as any of the pundits who are predicting bankruptcy for Iomega. I'd be willing to bet that I know a damn sight more than most of them." You may very well know more than I know on the technology front. I am betting that you do not know more than Sony. Sony has made a standard before with the 3.5" drive and I am betting that they can do it again with Sony HiFD. By any measure, Sony has more resources and more dollars than Syquest or Iomega.

To: Cogito who wrote (3721)	11/10/1998 11:34:00 AM
From: tombet	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10072

Allen Nice rebuttal of the FMB. The story was a lot of rehashed partial truths. I agree with alot of what you say, but am concerned with Clik!, I don't understand exactly what it will be used for. I have a Kodak DC200 digital camera, use adobe photodeluxe as my software and use a zip plus to store my pictures(o.k. digital images). This set up is fine with me and don't see where clik! would fit in. SLIGHTLY OT I bought my external zip plus from onsale.com for $79 and bought a 10-pack of zip disks from buycomp.com for $55. Two good deals in my opinion. But I've developed one small annoying problem: when I power up my computer, my printer prints 1 symbol an "e" with a line over it. I'm sure it is caused by my parallel port since my zip is connected to the port and my printer is plugged into the zip. I've looked at various different sights and can't find this problem addressed. Any suggestions? tom