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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
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- Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:17:21 GMT
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- John Bickers (jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
- :
- : > Don't forget the millions of people who have bought Amigas :-) It must be
- : > fun for you to sit in front of your screen and pretend to be an expert in
- : > everything from computers to popular music. Obviously, you've carried the
- :
- : He isn't pretending to be an expert at anything. The only one here
- : pretending to be an expert is you.
- :
-
- I beg to differ. I'm not the one writing articles denouncing everything
- from Intel CPUs to Madonna.
-
- :
- : So why did you say, "fortunately, there are millions of people",
- : as if that meant something? Sounds to me like you are doing a
- : bit of double-talk on this one. Again.
- :
-
- Actually, I believe it *is* fortunate. If everyone thought like you, they'd
- all buy the same machine, and the industry would stagnate. As bad as you may
- think Windows is, it did force Commodore to polish the WB and start thinking
- about DIG/VM.
-
- :
- : Then why did you attack my statement about the quality of Windows
- : as an OS?
- :
-
- Because we were having a factual discussion, and you decided to use
- your opinions as if they were fact:
-
- "Name one worthwhile PC OS with a consistent user interface."
- "Windows."
- "That's not a worthwhile PC OS."
-
- See what I mean?
-
- :
- : *** John Bickers, TAP. jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
- :
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- | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
- | Drummers do it... | Burlington, MA USA | in my book of memories. |
- | ... In rhythm! | jerry@msi.com | -- Guns N' Roses |
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