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- From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) (OS/2)
- Subject: Re: More advertising
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.214042.20326@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
- Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
- References: <1992Dec31.062803.26739@cs.joensuu.fi> <1992Dec31.141622.6280@wam.umd.edu> <1992Dec31.192312.240@panix.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 21:40:42 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- In article <1992Dec31.192312.240@panix.com> os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.) writes:
- >Along the lines of the "Windows-in-a-trashcan" idea (good suggestion, whomever
- >did it...I seem to have forgotten), here's what I came up with:
- >
- ><Two page mag ad>
- ><Page 1>
- >
- ><Big bold font> "If you could buy a Porche at the same price as a
- >Volkswagen, which would you buy?"
- >
- ><Pictured: a balance, a la the goddess Athena, with "Porche" on one side
- >and "Volkswagen" on the other and a bright question mark in front of it>
- >
- ><Page 2>
- >"...then why would you buy Microsoft Windows?"
- >
- ><Pictured: a top view of a steel garbage can like the one used outdoors,
- >with a Microsoft Windows 3.1 box sitting alone at the bottom>
-
-
- How about this for a print ad:
-
- [page 1]
- "If you need to run DOS, Windows, Adobe Type Manager, some 386 memory
- manager, etc, DOS and Win utilities redundant with OS/2, blah, blah ..."
- [pictured: DOS, Windows, 386 memory manager, Adobe Type Manager, etc.
- packages sitting on a desk next to a computer]
-
- [page 2]
- "...then all you *really* need is OS/2 2.x"
- [pictured: OS/2 2.x package sitting on a desk next to a computer with
- the other software packages in a trash can or waste basket]
-
-
- Oops, that reminds me: I've got to take out the trash. ;-)
-
- >Cheers,
- >Q
-
- Mike Levis
- Unofficial OS/2 ad executive
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