Date: 04/03/2000 5:26 PM Subject: File No. S7-05-00 As an individual user of Edgar online for several years, I strongly object to the proposed elimination of the Financial Data Schedule (FDS). The FDS contains the only consistently formatted and directly comparable data found in the 10-K and 10-Q filings. Other investors and I use the FDS section of the 10-K and 10-Q filings to generate financial ratios and cash flow computations for equity analysis. Removal of these items from EDGAR online would eliminate a favored source of analytical information and reduce EDGAR Online's value to its customers. Sincerely, Bill Truesdell