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CompUSA (CPU)

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1762	What difference does it make what CEO James Hairball says?? Hairball is a liar!	Michael	-	3/19/1999
1761	Michael, I agree that the IPO will probably not be in April. What the street	TH	-	3/19/1999
1760	the filing and announcement will be together. then there is more time before th	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1759	If there was going to be an IPO, documents would have been filed with the SEC L	Michael	-	3/19/1999
1758	You could be correct. Maybe one of the reasons that Hairpin keeps referring to	TH	-	3/19/1999
1757	cpu will not currently answer any questions about a possible spinoff. i suspect	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1756	Glenn, An excellent idea and one that works with a company that is currently b	TH	-	3/19/1999
1755	Yo_Bubbas.................You might be able to call CPU Investor Relations and	Glenn Norman	-	3/19/1999
1754	they can do the spinoff and own retain a % ownership of the shares. they can no	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1753	blankmind and Michael, We all may be correct. I agree that some division of o	TH	-	3/19/1999
1752	Michael I believe you are incorrect Sir. Although full details have nbot been r	Bonzo	-	3/19/1999
1751	cpu already owns cpudirect, fyi. you need to do some dd.	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1750	you are correct thurston, there will be an ipo. why? if cpu continues to own cp	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1749	There will be a spin-off, but not an IPO. CPU will own CPU Direct.	Michael	-	3/19/1999
1748	Michael, Please clarify your statement regarding "no spinoff". This	TH	-	3/19/1999
1747	give it a chance. cpudirect spinoff coming, you will have your 6.5 and more.	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1746	I have never seen a bigger dog in my life than this one. Now trading at 5 7/8 w	michael	-	3/19/1999
1745	can you provide a link to the this new information on cpudirect that contradict	blankmind	-	3/19/1999
1744	To clarify something that I've been seeing on this board, there is no IPO o	Michael	-	3/19/1999
1743	Pete, Thanks for the advice. BTW Lovey drowned in a boating accident. It was	TH	-	3/18/1999
1742	This is getting more ridiculous now. At 106, Best Buy(BBY) gets upgraded to buy	hui zhou	-	3/18/1999
1741	No comparison, different bussiness, CPU has 5-6B revenue, earning which is bein	frank meysamy	-	3/18/1999
1740	I see a similarity between CompUSA and Citiscape Financial, which is now tradin	Ploni	-	3/18/1999
1739	>> I guess that means I have to buy A LOT more shares now << As L	Pete Mason	-	3/18/1999
1738	Gentlemen, I see the similarity between CPU and BKS(Barnlesand Nobles), of cour	frank meysamy	-	3/18/1999

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