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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: End of NeXT
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 05:15:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.010923.3689@mercury.cair.du.edu> lbrahm@denver.cba.du.edu (Lans Brahmantyo) writes:
- >Hmm, ... I thought Jobs has been the keynote speaker in several important
- >computer exhibitions and shows this year! I must say that he is gaining
- >credibility with his Object-Oriented stuffs and NeXTSTEP 486. Perhaps, your
-
-
- Pretty interesting considering NS486 is still vapor. Bout
- as realistic as Bill Gates giving a lecture on Microkernals
- based on his background in NT (which, so I've heard, is minimal).
-
- Which is not to say the latter wont happen (or hasn't already).
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-
- >friend's mind was not logical enough for me to understand (or may be because
- >he/she uses DOS/Windows ... if so that's nothing new. They are so stuck that
- >they cannot see which one is logical, like: copy a:*.* c: instead of drag and
- >drop ... or perhaps he/she becomes too smart?)
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-
- Drag and drop is unbelievably slow for mass file management. Even
- on the NeXT.
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- >Well, may be after being fully owned by Japanese, it will sell better like
- >Japanse cars and electronics. I don't mind at all! Personally, I would rather
- >care about who makes what or where it is made as long as they are superior
- >product,I'll take it. American products lost the battle in cars, electronics,
- >and manymore to come ... Face it. Most Japanese products are currently just
- >superior and I have no complaint or worries even about NeXT's future. It just
- >works ... simply and logically!
-
- Perhaps the words "economic colony" don't mean much to you.
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