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- From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford)
- Subject: Re: "Damaging effects of Sun"
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.174423.9521@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
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- References: <1992Jul23.221441.532@tamsun.tamu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 17:44:23 GMT
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- Could you then make a case that in going over to next you are using a very
- effective sunblock?
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- Walter C. Daugherity writes
- > The following NeXT ad is running in the campus paper--the NeXT installment in
- > the NeXT versus Sun war?
- >
- > "ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REVEALS DAMAGING EFFECTS OF SUN.
- >
- > Here's a refreshing approach to advertising for you: No opinions, no
- > theories, no wishful thinking. Just the cold hard facts about how today's
- > developers and programmers feel about the major platforms.
- > It's all here in this report from the independent management consulting
- > firm, Booz Allen & Hamilton.
- > In a world focused on downsizing, researchers asked more than 100
- > professionals to compare the object-oriented NeXTSTEP (TM) development
- > environment to other leading platforms, particularly Sun (TM).
- > They asked about the quality of applications. User satisfaction.
- > Development speed. Ease of maintenance. And application integration.
- > We think the results will surprise you. Mainly because they surprised
- > even us.
- > At the risk of spoiling the ending, over 82% of those surveyed rated
- > NeXTSTEP higher than any other environment. Not just in one or two areas,
- but
- > in <<every major aspect>>.
- > Call us at 1-800-TRY-NeXT and we'll send you a copy. You'll get a
- > better idea of the advantages of NeXTSTEP--standard on all NeXT (TM)
- > workstations and coming soon to the world of Intel (R) 486 (TM)-based
- machines.
- > In the meantime, you might make an environmental study of your own.
- > Spend some time in the NeXT world. And avoid prolonged exposure to the Sun.
- >
- > THE OBJECT IS THE ADVANTAGE."
- >
- > --
- > Walter C. Daugherity Internet, NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu
- > Texas A & M University uucp: uunet!cs.tamu.edu!daugher
- > College Station, TX 77843-3112 BITNET: DAUGHER@TAMVENUS
- > ---Not an official document of Texas A&M---
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