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- Path: sparky!uunet!decwrl!llustig!david
- From: david@llustig.palo-alto.ca.us (David Schachter)
- Subject: Re: PDA's vs Pen Computers (what's the difference?)
- Organization: Greenwire Consulting
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 04:50:45 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.045045.8707@llustig.palo-alto.ca.us>
- Keywords: pen, pda, newton
- References: <ffjmp7g.cew@netcom.com> <1992Jul25.163616.9309@cs.brown.edu>
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- jhc@iris.UUCP (James H. Coombs) writes:
- >What is a PDA?
-
- A "PDA" is a Public Display of Affection, that is, two humans of different
- genders holding hands, kissing, or displaying other forms of affection in
- public, such as a high school campus. A PDA is punishable by the usual range
- of minor sanctions. PDA-like demonstrations by humans of the same gender are
- generally treated not as PDAs (nor given correspondingly light punishments),
- but rather as crimes against the state.
-
- I'm sure Clayton will correct me, as I'm making most of this up. An alter-
- native explanation is that I have Froot Loops for brains. Here's another try:
-
- PDA (Potential Deliverable from Apple): A marketing effort to prevent loss of
- market share by sowing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. This is done by hyping
- vapor while your competitors are shipping products. See also: Trilogy, FUD,
- Osborne.
-
- Froot Loops in the cranium, remember; I warned you. Would you believe "Par-
- ticle Detector, Absolute?" How about "Piecewise Derivative Analysis?" No?
- How about "Parrot Detonates Atomics?" "PNAMBIC Demo Again?" "Parsimonius
- Delicatessen Anchovies?" Never mind.
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- David Schachter
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