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To: csm who wrote (38697)12/4/1998 5:51:00 PM
From: Lynn  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 97611
 
Do people think CPQ will spin-off some/all shares of Alta Vista to CPQ shareholders if it takes ALta Vista public?

[quote begin]
Analyst Steve Milunovich at Merrill Lynch issued an upbeat quarterly
update on Compaq (CPQ), saying the computer company's stock has
powered ahead this week on speculation that it could spin off its Internet
search engine, Alta Vista. Milunovich estimated the search engine's
market capitalization was over $1 billion.
[quote end]

cbs.marketwatch.com

Lynn



To: csm who wrote (38697)12/4/1998 7:38:00 PM
From: Kenya AA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 97611
 
Had to go to the grocery store. I taped CNBC so I could see the Compaq spot, but it sounds like I shouldn't bother going to the video tape!?

****OT**** I blew my own call on #@&*^$# Lucent. Got faked out by low volume early on and stopped paying attention. Hope someone else was smarter and hopped on - you should have a great ride!

K

PS: Maybe "next week" I'll be able to chuck my scuba gear!