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- From: genew@mindlink.bc.ca (Gene Wirchenko)
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- Subject: Re: Can we do programming without seeing the end user?
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 18:34:45 GMT
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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- d83@hol.gr (Don Schullian) wrote:
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- [snip]
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- > IBM's promotional thing was that where ever you went in America or
- >the world you were NEVER out of range of an IBM service center. Back
- >in the "good old daze" compatibility was the biggest problem and IBM
- >played that to good advantage. In fact, I'm sure that there marketing
- >scheme started the "IBM Compatible" phrase that I still hear used
- >today. Thank god not much today is IBM compatible ;)
-
- Come again? There are millions of IMB compatible micros out
- there/here. What did you mean?
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- Sincerely,
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- Gene Wirchenko
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- C Pronunciation Guide:
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- x=x++; "ex equals ex doublecross semicolon"
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