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To: Lost in New York who wrote (29323)	3/28/1999 11:48:00 PM
From: George Elliott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

I know when it comes to daily stock movements and how Wall Streeters play the market there's more than basic numbers, but a basic valuation comparison is worth noting: Book Values: ASND $6.03 CSCO $5.75 COMS $8.30 Price to Book: ASND 13 CSCO 18 COMS 2.8 Price to Sales: ASND 11 CSCO 17.3 COMS 1.5 PE: ASND (loss last qtr.) CSCO 131 COMS 23 Long-term debts are all none or very little. Listen folks, I got burned by not following some basic fundamental data and trading on emotion or short-term issues and analysts opinions. We may go lower, who knows? The idea here is, if you invest, COMS is a good investment. It makes me sick to look back at stocks I dumped on emotion, ignoring the valuations. Hang in there, you will be rewarded!

To: Lost in New York who wrote (29323)	3/28/1999 11:55:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

David; Love is blind & Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder <G> I predicted COMS fall back when she was $80 , what do you have to say to the poor suckers that bought back then. Meanwhile Management continues to get well paid with sweetheart options at dirt cheap prices, but love is blind, good luck to you with Coms. IMO she is a scam stock, and has milked shareholders for 2 years why should management want to change now. I heard of stock option incentives, but this takes the cake, 2-Nov-98 MANIRE ROSS W Exercised (M) 400,000 Common 2.50 - 3.57 - 1-Sep-98 MASRI EDGAR Exercised (M) 3,334 Common 4.09 - 6.84 - 1-Jul-98 PAISLEY CHRISTOPHER B Exercised (M) 10,000 Common 1.97 - 8-May-98 GASSEE JEAN LOUIS Exercised (M) 60,000 Common 7.50 - MCCARTNEY JOHN Exercised (M) 150,000 Common 4.86 - 9-Apr-98 MCCARTNEY JOHN Exercised (M) 50,000 Common 4.86 - 8-Apr-98 MCCARTNEY JOHN Exercised (M) 100,000 Common 4.86 - 2-Apr-98 MCCARTNEY JOHN Exercised (M) 398,250 Common 3.58 --------------------- They are getting the stock so cheap the only incentive I can see is to grab the money and run. Good luck.