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- From: pr@umiacs.umd.edu (Jesus Rodriguez)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: SPARCClassic vs. 486
- Message-ID: <62267@mimsy.umd.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 02:10:44 GMT
- References: <1992Nov14.134521.16608@uhura1.uucp> <4318@cvbnetPrime.COM>
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- Organization: University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
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- Originator: pr@fnord.umiacs.umd.edu
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- In article <4318@cvbnetPrime.COM>, miarrobi@cvbnet.prime.com (Mike Iarrobino) writes:
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- |> > bryan@uhura1.uucp (Bryan Curnutt) writes:
- |> > Microsoft, last I had heard, has categorically stated that they will
- |> > not produce any software for Suns. The potential market volume just
- |> > isn't anywhere near the levels they want in order to justify the work.
- |> > Other software companies such as Lotus are, fortunately, less
- |> > snobbish about platform and more willing to provide what their
- |> > customers want.
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- |> But then Lotus sells a lot more copies of 1-2-3 then Microsoft sells of Excell ;-)
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- Could someone please mail me the original SPARCClassic vs. 486 annoucement?
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- Jesus M. Rodriguez
- pr@umiacs.umd.edu
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