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To: rupert1 who wrote (55660)	4/5/1999 5:14:00 PM
From: Racso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

A ray on hope on today's otherwise lousy performance for COMPAQ. According to Bloomberg, daily money flow was positive at $3.4mm, the highest since March 19. Incidentally, for the last 20 trading days money flows have been positive except for 3 days.

To: rupert1 who wrote (55660)	4/5/1999 5:32:00 PM
From: Howard Feinstein	Respond to of 97611

Vic, The frustration that is oozing from this thread is not so much the outright weakness of CPQ but what the money could have done if it was in an alternative stock like: CSCO,LU,AOL,INTC,SUNW,EMC,MSFT,DELL,GTW,ATHM,QCOM........enough I guess! But if CPQ goes to $90 in 12-18 months Vic, like one of your recent scenarios, all this frustration will disappear. Everybody loves a winner and we are basking in Loserdom for too long!

To: rupert1 who wrote (55660)	4/5/1999 11:58:00 PM
From: P P Bravo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

>>PP Bravo: Be my guest. Sell COMPAQ and buy DELL. Better still do your own due dilligence and don't rely on opinions expressed here or anywhere. (Especially don't put your reliance in someone who aggressively stated several times in December that COMPAQ earnings per share would be 20 cents - instead of the actual 43)<< Victor: My lament was not directed at the contribution you make to this thread, nor was to expound Kelley's credo. However, it comes to the point where one must face reality. If this thing languishes in the low low 30's while its peers march on, there has to be a reason. And that reason, I believe, goes beyond just earnings -- somehow I don't believe that if we had reported 20 cents instead of 43 we would be worst off today. It's obvious that the Street has neither respect nor sympathy for this thing. Therefore, all the due diligence in the world cannot compete with a company run by two incompetent buffoons. Two idiots totally void of any integrity or respect for shareholders. I did my due diligence for nine months before making this thing my core holding (at the expense of some excellent stocks I might add) in early December 1998. All indications at that time were that the corner had been finally turned and good things were in store for the future. I looked like a genius until earnings' day; then, within two/three weeks we're down 40% -- no explanation from the company, the only words we got were uttered by Earl the Pearl. In summation, as much as it hurts to admit it (again), I would have been spared a lot of financial and mental pain if I had put my "reliance in someone who aggressively stated several times in December that COMPAQ earnings per share would be 20 cents - instead of the actual 43." On to something more enjoyable, what is your take on Wednesday's match between United and Juventus? Juventus has had United's number over the years, what is the feeling over there this time around? PPB