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Technology Stocks : IATV-ACTV Digital Convergence Software-HyperTV -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (2373)	4/20/1999 8:58:00 PM
From: SCOTT HEIMAN	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13157

To all: This is the most telling comment on this stock to date!! Hang on! No hype, no "news tomorrow" BS, just let them hear the potential. I don't know, but I imagine YHOO, EBAY, LCOS, etc. had equally volatile starts. Scott Heiman

To: Carolyn who wrote (2373)	4/20/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: GPB	Respond to of 13157

Given the volume that we've seen on this stock, I see that as a good thing. Think of what can happen once they do, inevitably, find out about it. GPB

To: Carolyn who wrote (2373)	4/20/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: Champolion	Respond to of 13157

Suddenly, Silicon Valley is all about interactive TV! Oracle, IBM, Sony, Sun, RNWK, AOL, Yahoo!, most of the big technology providers now come up with a piece of technology, or another, that targets the convergent future of the Internet and television. If you read IBD, you already know that. Gemstar is featured in today's issue. Gemstar trades at more than $100 a share, and cannot offer half of the services ACTV can provide. Please review the New America section of IBD. Gemstar revenues are soaring. So, what will make the difference? As explained during the conference that took place this afternoon, the best technology, without concrete applications, is worth nothing. The winners will be the few who already own relationships with the media we know today. ACTV owns such relationships, with Liberty, TCI, Fox, @Home (through AT&T), and a few others. Oracle, IBM, Sony, et al. are only pretenders. Who will they work with? Who will give them a chance? Why would anyone give Oracle a chance, when ACTV has acquired such a lead in the making of the technology that targets media convergence? Malone has a tremendous clout. TCI has a terrific reach. AT&T can provide the best infrastructure. Fox Sports will lead the industry. Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner love to compete. ACTV is ready to market. The success of Gemstar, illustrated in IBD, is only the first sign that clearly indicates that convergence is happening now. Media companies around the world won't settle for anything, but a proven technology, protected by a core of valuable patents. This is exactly what ACTV can provide...today. Gemstar and ACTV would get along well. TV Guide will have to deliver or die. Brief, quit exciting the greed of on-line traders, and others, who would like to make a quick killing buying and shorting ACTV. Do not set their expectations too high, because their disappointment costs a lot more than their support. Simply state the facts, seat back, and relax. ACTV is ready to grow into a powerful company that will change the way the media industry operates. __________ Champolion