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13F-HR/A, 2000-09-05
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F/A

                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    December 31, 1999

Check here if Amendment [X];      Amendment Number:  3
                                                    ---
         This Amendment (Check only one.):  [ ] is a restatement.
                                            [X] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:             Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
Address:          125 South Market
                  Suite 1200
                  San Jose, California 95113

Form 13F File Number:  28-04505

The institutional  investment  manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby  represent  that the person signing the report is authorized
to  submit  it,  that all  information  contained  herein is true,  correct  and
complete,  and  that it is  understood  that  all  required  items,  statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:             Omar N. Billawala
Title:            Chief Operating Officer
Phone:            (408) 294-2200

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

       /s/ Omar N. Billawala          San Jose, California       08/31/2000
       ---------------------          ---------------------      ----------
       [Signature]                      [City, State]              [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]    13F  HOLDINGS  REPORT.  (Check  here if all  holdings  of this  reporting
       manager are reported in this report.)

[ ]    13F NOTICE.  (Check here if no holdings are reported in this report,  and
       all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).

[ ]    13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
       reporting  manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported
       by other reporting manager(s).)


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                              Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:


Number of Other Included Managers:                                    0
                                                -----------------------

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:                             151
                                                -----------------------

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:         $             2,897,789
                                                -----------------------
                                                (thousands)


List of Other Included Managers:

Provide  a  numbered  list of the  name(s)  and Form 13F file  number(s)  of all
institutional  investment  managers  with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

NONE

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                                                 Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
                                                              FORM 13F
                                                           as of 12/31/99

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                                                                                                               Voting Authority
                             Title of                      Value       Shares/  Sh/ Put/ Invstmt  Other    ------------------------
      Name of Issuer         Class       CUSIP           (x$1000)      PrnAmt   Prn Call Dscretn Managers      Sole     Shared  None
---------------------------- --------    ---------      ---------    ---------  --- ---- ----------------  ------------------------
ACCRUE SOFTWARE INC          COM         00437W102          541         10,000  SH         SOLE                 10,000
ADAPTEC, INC.                COM         00651F108        7,731        155,000  SH         SOLE                155,000
ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORP.     COM         00650M104        7,012         95,000  SH         SOLE                 95,000
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM         000886101       15,964        220,000  SH         SOLE                220,000
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATION COM         00754A105        3,642         81,500  SH         SOLE                 81,500
AETHER SYSTEMS, INC.         COM         00808V105       16,323        227,900  SH         SOLE                227,900
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   COM         00846U101       10,831        140,100  SH         SOLE                140,100
ALLAIRE CORPORATION          COM         016714107       17,400        120,000  SH         SOLE                120,000
ALTERA CORP.                 COM         021441100       12,003        242,189  SH         SOLE                242,189
AMERICA ONLINE, INC.         COM         02364J104       11,574        153,354  SH         SOLE                153,354
AMGEN, INC.                  COM         031162100       21,555        358,870  SH         SOLE                358,870
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.      COM         038222105       11,384         97,218  SH         SOLE                 97,218
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP. COM         03822W109       66,297        521,000  SH         SOLE                521,000
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COM         038236105        3,240         97,500  SH         SOLE                 97,500
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.   COM         04289L107        7,800         60,000  SH         SOLE                 60,000
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.     COM         04648X107       26,159        399,000  SH         SOLE                399,000
AT&T CORP.                   COM         001957109       79,169      1,559,975  SH         SOLE              1,559,975
AT HOME CORP.                COM         045919107          257          6,000  SH         SOLE                  6,000
ATMEL CORPORATION            COM         049513104       47,300      1,600,000  SH         SOLE              1,600,000
AVANTI CORP.                 COM         053487104        6,442        429,462  SH         SOLE                429,462
AWARE, INC.                  COM         05453N100          364         10,000  SH         SOLE                 10,000
BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORP.   COM         090327107       36,918        743,000  SH         SOLE                743,000
BIOGEN, INC.                 COM         090597105          338          4,000  SH         SOLE                  4,000
BLUESTONE SOFTWARE           COM         09623P102        6,785         59,000  SH         SOLE                 59,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.      COM         101137107        3,211        146,800  SH         SOLE                146,800
C. R. BARD, INC.             COM         067383109        1,007         19,000  SH         SOLE                 19,000
C-BRIDGE INTERNET SOLUTIONS  COM         12500B105          243          5,000  SH         SOLE                  5,000
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC.      COM         126920107       28,860      1,110,000  SH         SOLE              1,110,000
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. COM         127387108        4,381        182,531  SH         SOLE                182,531
CALICO COMMERCE, INC.        COM         129897104       14,098        266,000  SH         SOLE                266,000
CAMBRIDGE HEART, INC.        COM         131910101        1,143        332,500  SH         SOLE                332,500
CARDIMA, INC.                COM         14147M106          852        470,000  SH         SOLE                470,000
CELERITEK, INC.              COM         150926103       10,085        522,200  SH         SOLE                522,200
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR-ADR  COM         16133R106        1,825         25,000  SH         SOLE                 25,000
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOL COM         0M2246510        2,683         13,500  SH         SOLE                 13,500
CIELO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.   COM         171776990        2,950        842,857  SH         SOLE                842,857
CIENA CORP                   COM         171779101       62,359      1,084,500  SH         SOLE              1,084,500
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.          COM         17275R102       25,349        253,256  SH         SOLE                253,256
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORPORATI COM         20589R107       13,866        450,000  SH         SOLE                450,000
CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM         206186108       44,575      1,004,500  SH         SOLE              1,004,500
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.    COM         206708109          287          9,900  SH         SOLE                  9,900
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC        COM         207142100       29,795        448,886  SH         SOLE                448,886
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP,  COM         222814204        5,034         90,000  SH         SOLE                 90,000
CREE, INC.                   COM         225447101       23,990        281,000  SH         SOLE                281,000
CRITICAL PATH INC.           COM         22674V100          472          5,000  SH         SOLE                  5,000
CYMER, INC.                  COM         232572107        9,752        212,000  SH         SOLE                212,000
CYSIVE INC                   COM         23281T108          894         12,400  SH         SOLE                 12,400
DIGIMARC CORP.               COM         253807101          250          5,000  SH         SOLE                  5,000
DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORP.      COM         253859102       77,191      3,293,500  SH         SOLE              3,293,500
EBENX INC.                   COM         278668108          272          6,000  SH         SOLE                  6,000
EGAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP.   COM         28225C103        7,965        211,000  SH         SOLE                211,000
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.  COM         292962107        2,442        279,100  SH         SOLE                279,100
ENDOSONICS CORP.             COM         29264K105        2,861        635,700  SH         SOLE                635,700
EPCOS AG                     ADR         29410P107       27,709        371,000  SH         SOLE                371,000
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.  COM         302088109       18,047        203,200  SH         SOLE                203,200
F5 NETWORKS, INC.            COM         315616102        3,990         35,000  SH         SOLE                 35,000
FINISAR CORPORATION          COM         31787A101       22,280        247,900  SH         SOLE                247,900
FIRSTAR TREASURY FUND        COM         8549119A4       20,495     20,494,535  PRN        SOLE             20,494,535
FVC.COM, INC.                COM         30266P100        2,787        238,500  SH         SOLE                238,500
GALILEO TECHNOLOGY LTD. - IS ADR         M47298100        1,703         70,600  SH         SOLE                 70,600
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATI COM         370120107       13,515        159,000  SH         SOLE                159,000
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.       COM         371933102       13,774        652,000  SH         SOLE                652,000
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD.         COM         G3921A100        5,000        100,000  SH         SOLE                100,000
GLOBESPAN, INC.              COM         379571102       11,267        173,000  SH         SOLE                173,000
GLOBIX CORPORATION           COM         37957F101       69,600      1,160,000  SH         SOLE              1,160,000
GUIDANT CORPORATION          COM         401698105       14,694        312,629  SH         SOLE                312,629
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY      COM         428236103        3,760         33,000  SH         SOLE                 33,000
HI/FN, INC.                  COM         428358105        1,938         50,000  SH         SOLE                 50,000
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP.     COM         44914M104        2,175         50,000  SH         SOLE                 50,000
I2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.        COM         465754109        7,215         37,000  SH         SOLE                 37,000
IBM CORP.                    COM         459200101       32,616        302,000  SH         SOLE                302,000
IMANAGE, INC.                COM         45245Y105        3,341        104,000  SH         SOLE                104,000
IMMUNEX CORP.                COM         452528102       43,069        394,000  SH         SOLE                394,000
INFOSPACE, INC.              COM         45678T102        4,815         22,500  SH         SOLE                 22,500
INTEL CORPORATION            COM         458140100       11,313        137,437  SH         SOLE                137,437
INTERLIANT INC.              COM         458742103        8,910        342,700  SH         SOLE                342,700
INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, I COM         458801107        3,881        100,000  SH         SOLE                100,000
INTERWORLD CORP              COM         46114Q108          854         10,000  SH         SOLE                 10,000
INTERWOVEN, INC.             COM         46114T102       13,975        114,900  SH         SOLE                114,900
INTRAWARE, INC.              COM         46118M103        7,585         96,000  SH         SOLE                 96,000
JDS UNIPHASE CORP.           COM         46612J101        8,917         56,160  SH         SOLE                 56,160
JOHNSON & JOHNSON            COM         478160104       10,711        115,020  SH         SOLE                115,020
KLA-TENCOR CORP.             COM         482480100       12,440        119,393  SH         SOLE                119,393
LEGATO SYSTEMS, INC.         COM         524651106       17,988        261,400  SH         SOLE                261,400
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC.  COM         52729N100        4,511         55,100  SH         SOLE                 55,100
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.     COM         549463107       11,166        149,218  SH         SOLE                149,218
MACROMEDIA, INC.             COM         556100105       24,168        330,500  SH         SOLE                330,500
MEDICALOGIC, INC.            COM         584642102        4,253        202,500  SH         SOLE                202,500
MEDIMMUNE, INC.              COM         584699102        1,078          6,500  SH         SOLE                  6,500
MEDTRONIC, INC.              COM         585055106        9,805        269,086  SH         SOLE                269,086
MERCK & COMPANY, INC.        COM         589331107       14,221        212,060  SH         SOLE                212,060
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.    COM         591520200       20,078        625,000  SH         SOLE                625,000
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK-A,  COM         591689104        5,542        115,600  SH         SOLE                115,600
MICROSOFT CORP.              COM         594918104        9,644         82,601  SH         SOLE                 82,601
MMC NETWORKS INC.            COM         55308N102          258          7,500  SH         SOLE                  7,500
MOTOROLA, INC.               COM         620076109       29,082        197,500  SH         SOLE                197,500
NAVISITE, INC.               COM         63935M109       52,000        520,000  SH         SOLE                520,000
NETSILICON, INC.             COM         64115X105       18,578        926,000  SH         SOLE                926,000
NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS CORP.     COM         650901101       26,827      1,189,000  SH         SOLE              1,189,000
NOKIA CORP.-SPONSORED ADR A  ADR         654902204       81,992        436,120  SH         SOLE                436,120
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC.        COM         670008101        3,247         26,500  SH         SOLE                 26,500
NOVOSTE CORP.                COM         67010C100        1,208         73,200  SH         SOLE                 73,200
OAK INDUSTRIES, INC.         COM         671400505       29,184        275,000  SH         SOLE                275,000
ONDISPLAY INC                COM         68232L100       16,358        180,000  SH         SOLE                180,000
OPENTV CORP.                 COM         G67543101          401          5,000  SH         SOLE                  5,000
ORACLE CORPORATION           COM         68389X105       34,380        326,093  SH         SOLE                326,093
OSICOM TECHNOLOGIES INC.     COM         688271501       23,255        512,500  SH         SOLE                512,500
PACKETEER, INC.              COM         695210104       12,603        177,500  SH         SOLE                177,500
P-COM, INC.                  COM         693262107       10,918      1,234,500  SH         SOLE              1,234,500
PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC.      COM         715710109       14,033        828,500  SH         SOLE                828,500
PMC-SIERRA, INC.             COM         69344F106       77,526        489,288  SH         SOLE                489,288
PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.     COM         74036W102          262          4,000  SH         SOLE                  4,000
PREVIEW SYSTEMS INC.         COM         741379101          260          4,000  SH         SOLE                  4,000
QUADRAMED CORP.              COM         74730W101        5,741        658,500  SH         SOLE                658,500
QUALCOMM INC                 COM         747525103       59,420        337,372  SH         SOLE                337,372
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNA COM         749121109       10,518        244,600  SH         SOLE                244,600
RADIANCE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, IN COM         750241101        2,394        484,900  SH         SOLE                484,900
RCN CORP.                    COM         749361101        1,940         40,000  SH         SOLE                 40,000
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   COM         781270103        2,345         70,000  SH         SOLE                 70,000
SAGE, INC.                   COM         786632109       16,759        865,000  SH         SOLE                865,000
SAP AG-SPONSORED ADR         ADR         803054204          417          8,000  SH         SOLE                  8,000
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.     COM         808655104        2,225         40,000  SH         SOLE                 40,000
SEPRACOR INC.                COM         817315104          446          4,500  SH         SOLE                  4,500
SILICON IMAGE INC.           COM         82705T102       36,503        521,000  SH         SOLE                521,000
SILKNET SOFTWARE, INC.       COM         827094103       14,503         87,500  SH         SOLE                 87,500
SPEEDFAM-IPEC, INC.          COM         847705100        3,422        264,475  SH         SOLE                264,475
STERLING COMMERCE, INC.      COM         859205106          715         21,000  SH         SOLE                 21,000
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.       COM         866810104       29,641        382,768  SH         SOLE                382,768
TEKELEC                      COM         879101103       36,338      1,615,000  SH         SOLE              1,615,000
TELIGENT, INC.               COM         87959Y103        3,396         55,000  SH         SOLE                 55,000
TELLABS, INC.                COM         879664100        8,023        125,000  SH         SOLE                125,000
TERADYNE, INC.               COM         880770102       16,725        253,415  SH         SOLE                253,415
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORAT COM         882508104        7,030         80,678  SH         SOLE                 80,678
TRANSWITCH CORP.             COM         894065101       89,731      1,236,600  SH         SOLE              1,236,600
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. COM         89674K103       70,182        630,850  SH         SOLE                630,850
U.S. T-BILL 02/03/2000       COM         912795DF5      115,995    116,500,000  PRN        SOLE            116,500,000
U.S. T-BILL 04/06/2000       COM         912795DQ1      244,961    246,250,000  PRN        SOLE            246,250,000
U.S. T-BILLL                 COM         912795DM0      131,134    132,510,000  PRN        SOLE            132,510,000
USWEB CORP.                  COM         917327108        6,666        150,000  SH         SOLE                150,000
V3 SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.       COM         918392101          650         50,000  SH         SOLE                 50,000
VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC.      COM         922417100       18,725        400,000  SH         SOLE                400,000
VERIO INC.                   COM         923433106       14,295        309,500  SH         SOLE                309,500
VERISIGN INC.                COM         92343E102       26,247        137,600  SH         SOLE                137,600
VIGNETTE CORPORATION         COM         926734104       31,133        191,000  SH         SOLE                191,000
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.  COM         928497106       26,760        510,319  SH         SOLE                510,319
VIXEL CORP.                  COM         928552108          341         20,000  SH         SOLE                 20,000
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATION GROUP COM         969455104        5,267        182,000  SH         SOLE                182,000
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC.     COM         973149107       42,409      1,154,000  SH         SOLE              1,154,000
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM         975515107        6,589         88,000  SH         SOLE                 88,000
XILINX, INC.                 COM         983919101       10,376        228,192  SH         SOLE                228,192
ZORAN CORP.                  COM         98975F101       44,907        805,500  SH         SOLE                805,500
REPORT SUMMARY:              151                      2,897,789
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