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To: billwot who wrote (22754)	2/11/1999 5:24:00 PM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27012

billwot. AOL. Look again. Almost 14. But for me still not where it was a while ago. But why complain today. gg. I bought my last 100 shares at 149. Too bad your wife was chicken. My wife was keen on AOL. My daughter has the service and loves the way AOL is geared towards children programs. I got in with my first 200 shares before the split end of Nov. and beginning of Dec. A little whining. Just like Dell, I bought 200 shares of AOL before it ever split the first time and then sold out at a 200 dollar loss. Bought about 900 Dell for my IRA not long after it became public and after it went down to about 5 and then came back to about 8 took the opportunity and sold around 8. Sigh. When you get those cos. early it's best to hold on to them unless the business or outlook changes. I can't even remember how often I bought and sold Dell. I could have just bought 100 shares and held on to it and the rest is history. gg. I am trying to do this with AOL but the volatility factor, of course, is totally diff. Big up and downs. It can play havoc with your nerves. Like I said: My aim is to hold on to AOL. But the key word here is: My aim. WCOM. I kept putting it on while it was still in the 40's and sev. times after that. It is not a pure telecomm. stock. It's also a net stock due to the buyout of UUNET. After rising 4 today it is bumping up against its high. Sure hope it can make it through this time around. It is always mentioned as one of the pillars of the internet. Moving data over the net. This was a little surprise today. Well, maybe I should call it a big surprise. After yesterdays action I figured it would go up some today. But like this? Not in my dreams. I am out of here. See, not to much traffic today. Everybody is happy I am sure. Sonny

To: billwot who wrote (22754)	2/12/1999 1:54:00 PM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27012

billwot. So much on your thoughts that the thread gets busy when the market is down. gg. I heard this morning on CNBC that we should get a relief rally once the Senate vote is in. I am surprised they are not mentioning it now. If the market had jumped it would have been all over the networks. It's down last time I looked about 135 and the NAZ 75. BIG confidence the market is giving this vote. Maybe Wall Street is worried that the Pres. will be asking for an even more bloated budget, tax increases etc. Ins. cos. are screaming after hearing that he wants to tax annuities. And good luck with those Roth IRA's down the road if the congress becomes dem. controlled again. And remember that Senator Roth is a Republican. gg. Who else would come up with something like that for working people? But it all can be changed at will of the Congress and Senate. Well, so much on that stuff. But maybe after the usual sell off around this time the market will come to its senses. It was said that M. Dell was his usual optimistic self at the tech. conference but maybe not quite as upbeat as before. Give me a break. Again: Coming out one day before earnings with a warning for a soft quarter is costing investors a bundle again. Even if true, why not opine on it a bit earlier. Those cos. def. did not like the market action yesterday. And if Dell should be a bit softer, why paint all the techs with the same brush? What's not quite as good for Dell, should be great for the rest. But then we did hear all the news that PC sales are great. Sonny