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To: Robert Douglas who wrote (5764)	3/3/1999 5:58:00 PM
From: Stitch	Respond to of 9256

Robert, I am glad you had the historical reference work as the poster's assertions re; the mrkt versus t-bills simply did not wash with anything I had ever seen with reference to long term comparisons. When I first read it I was absolutely stunned. I hope Sam can pursue a clarification with the poster as I am curious where he got the data. His post doesn't sound like the usual "wild eyed" claim and, indeed, was thoughtful and well stated. Best, Stitch

To: Robert Douglas who wrote (5764)	3/3/1999 6:38:00 PM
From: Stitch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Folks, I am still quite infatuated with the ram disk as an up and coming play on the expected appliance proliferation. It is hard for me to fathom which appliances will be successful and which will go to BetaMax purgatory. But I have a suspicion most of the hand held variety will require some on-board storage. Here is a link to a couple of news storys. Message 8103313 Best, Stitch

To: Robert Douglas who wrote (5764)	3/3/1999 10:07:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9256

Robert, Stitch, Thanks, Robert, for the historical note. How and where did you dig that up so quickly? Like Stitch and you, the numbers sounded bogus to me, but so does a 1.2% return on T-bills. I would have expected more than that, even though there were some years of deflation in the 30s. There was some inflation during and after the war, and I would have thought that the return would have been higher then. Or is that 1.2% adjusted for inflation? Well, whatever. Best wishes and may all our stocks go up next week, Sam