With Twitter's IPO just around the corner, there's lots of talk about just how smooth its public offering will go.
Facebook's IPO went down in history as a mess, but it's not the only tech company that has had somewhat of an embarrassing IPO moment.
Here's a look at five memorable IPOs in tech.
(Read more: Why Twitter's IPO should be more like Facebook's)
—By CNBC's Cadie Thompson
Posted 5 Nov. 2013