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Path: coranto.ucs.mun.ca!gnoel
From: [e-mail] (George Noel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga promotion in USA.
Date: 16 Jan 1996 08:04:03 GMT
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Summary: This guy will not quit!
Keywords: God-like persona

In article <4de4io$[e-mail]>,
Byron Montgomerie <[e-mail]> wrote:
>George Noel ([e-mail]) wrote:
>: Funny, I know a lot of people who bought stuff this way, in your world,
>
>The entire amiga population of Nfld is what 30 people? :)  That is not enough
>for a poll. :)

What are you talking about Byron? People *you* know about?  There are
many more then 30 Amiga owners/users in Newfoundland (this is how much
credibility this guy has) and I am not talking about the Amiga alone, I
know a lot of people who bought computers in general from the Vic-20 upto
the Amiga and now PCs through department stores.  Stop with your
narrowminded point of view. And this is the same guy complaining about my
supposed "lack" of knowledge and experience? Ha!

>You could start promoting betamax machines as much as you like but no one would
>buy them because vhs is the standard.  Comprehend common sense?

Exactly what is standard about the Internet yet Byron? Using a Netscape
equipped machine is dominating but it isn't STANDARD yet.. The new market
for the A1200 in North America is with the online services as a Net
Surfer which also can play games and do other generic computer work for
school and home business at a cheap price.

Newcomm in town sells IBM Aprtiva's fully loaded for Net access with 4
months of free access time for $3100 aprox (this is in Canadian $). Do you
think the average family or even below average family is going to pay that to
surf the net and web? THIS is where the Amiga comes in and nothing will be
able to beat it new.. yet. Standards or no standards, given the choice, I
know what a lot of people would buy.

>: you have to say with everyone buying computers from the Price Club (ie:
>: Aptiva's) at a price that a friend of mine who works at Radio Shack
>: admits they cannot even TOUCH without losing money on a sale? I suppose
>: that is being done because they are being "dumped" huh?
>
>Apples and oranges again.  And what that has to do with anything is beyond me.

You complaing C64s and Amigas in the same stores were only there to be
dumped at a much lower priced when PCs are doing the same thing and you
praise them! Just goes to show how hypicritical you are.

>Overreacting a bit?  I was referring to your tendency to post messages on your
>BBS that were long.

And on the whole net you have to single me out?  If you have a grudge
with me keep it in e-mail or better yet don't even bother replying. My
users and myself had enough of you when you were calling my BBS, I don't
want to read your crap here too.. I've stayed away from it until
recently, what made you decide to start in again now?  I would much
rather read a longer message then some of the oneline crap from you I got
complaints about on my BBS and now this here. Stop replying to my
messages please if this is all you have to offer. I am trying to reply to
the pertinent points in your post but I refuse to let you degrade me and
my BBS here or anywhere when it was you involved in all the trouble and
now causing it here.

>: What does this have to do with anything? My choice of computer is of no
>
>Well, your experience with the topic you are discussing raises the issue of
>whether or not you know what you are talking about.

That is not for you to judge or decide, I am offering suggestions and
possible situations for the future of a computer I am involved in and
will be involved in more.  You are not God, there are plenty of more
people out there who have more experience with what we are talking about
yet they do not crap on you, perhaps that is because they do not know you
so stop trying to be more then what you are.

I have no experience in behind the scenes of say Swiss Chalet (since you
have a fascination with food [apples/oranges] but I know that only here
in Newfoundland and Quebec they lose money on their chicken sales as we
buy more ribs in their stores which are not as profitable thus the reason
they changed their menu to offer more dishes with chicken in it and more
varieties to balance the sales.  How many people do Naval Architecture at
the Marine Institue here in town and know all about their field but have
no experience yet doing anything with it really?

>Before I sent it in for repair, which I have mentioned to quite a few people on
>the net I know thank you, I was doing quite a lot with it.

Such as?  No, forget that, that is stopping to your mentality, this has
nothing to do with anything.

>Sorry if you took the facts to be an insult.

Your misguided facts are not an insult to me.. I much rather read a well
balanced message that is long then read something short that doesn't
elaborate on their points at all.  Why don't you go pick on someone else
that posts a lot larger then me?  I have skipped a few messages in the
past 10 I have read that were huge yet you do not see me crapping on
them, why do you have to make it a big deal?  Just because YOU do not
like reading large messages doesn't mean the rest of the world doesn't.
I have yet had anyone  else replying back my messages were too long and
everyone else that has replied to my messages and e-mail have been
nothing but helpful, unlike yourself.

>: P.S. You see Byron doesn't have the patience to do and/or read anything..
>: I expect a sooky "Bite me!" soon and that would be it for another while
>: when he again finds someone on the net whom he knows and can bite into a
>: little bit to make his arguements seem more favourable over the other
>: persons.
>
>This kind of reaction is what goes on in his BBS to a large degree, to be fair
>not all of it comes directly from him.  If anyone is reading this I apologise.

Byron you have done no better, stop being a hypocrite and how many of
these messages have I sent to you, stop the blatent generalizations!  I
have had no trouble on my BBS since you and 1 or two other users left.. I
had so many complaints about your oneliners when everyone else was used
to longer messages it wasn't funny.  Lower down your ego a bit there and
be intelligent and stop including unrelated topics that have nothing to
do with the conversation.. whom are you trying to impress Byron? Or is it
that you are simply trying to get me sidetracked to make my opinions
seem less important to make yours seem more? Its time to play in the
backyard Byron, mommy is calling.

-=*George*=-

P.S. I am attempting to still reply to your posts in a calm and cool
manner and only comment on important points and none of this crap above
but if you feel you really need to have the last word and continue to
insult, then I will just let you do it..