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To: turbi who wrote (9794)	5/11/1999 10:33:00 PM
From: Mario	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13565

I have to agree the news of late on their various smart card chips are great for the future of this company. I don't think it affects the bottom line so much now (I don't have figures to back this up only opinion) but that industry will be booming in 1-3 years. Especially when there is a chip in every PC, from the sound of some of the articles the applications are endless. I think George is very smart to entrench himself in this area very early. Of course this technology is widely used in Europe it hasn't hit the America's yet and when it does , other semis will be playing catch up or choose not to participate. I'm not sure if Asia is big on this tech. does anyone know? To change the subject I'm a little worried about 2Q earnings. 1Q est. was 10 cents they only earned 8 cents, 2Q est. is 13 cents are we going to make it? I don't want to be in this stock if they miss 2Q. Mario

To: turbi who wrote (9794)	5/12/1999 3:19:00 AM
From: Mad Bulgarian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13565

Ok, kids, my buy-o-meter is clicking again... I swore off these guys after the earnings blowup, but I'm drawn in again like the moth to the flame. Never sold, but adding a bit right here. We didn't melt down, and this looks like a very nice rising bottom. As for you, steve, and the rest of the Dyslexic Jesus Freaks, you should know how I make these prescient calls. You see, I own this large and somewhat decrepit Victorian mansion just outside San Francisco. Deep in the basement I have carved out this large vault out of the stone, and in it I have placed an altar in the middle of a pentagram surrounded by about 666 or so candles. Then, on the appointed day (Tuesday, I think) I go out and kidnap me a virgin. Do you know how goddam hard it is to find a virgin in San Francisco? So then I take her (or him, this is SF after all) down to my vault and lay her with her toes pointed west and tie her up (I like that part) and say all these mumbled incantations and sprinkle unholy water and she spins around and around until her head points to one of the 13 commands written on the pentagram: BUY, SELL, CALL, RAISE, TAUNT, RIDICULE, etc, etc - you get the idea. So that's it. Pretty simple, no? Just like your scheme. Like you say, "It's not for everybody". T.