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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: A letter to Dave Baggett
- Message-ID: <Zuu5wB5w165w@status.gen.nz>
- From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 11:24:10 GMT
- References: <H.ea.T8tPKI2qGqM@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca>
- Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.
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- cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Chris Herborth) writes:
-
- > In <1993Jan6.123352.3450@wg.estec.nl>, wim vleeshhouwer writes:
- >
- > > With good quality software I suppose you mean allthe crap that is
- > > being produced for these braindead machines like Windows and the like.
- > > Who the hell needs all that crap anyway. And by the way, the argument
- > > that there is lots of SW available for PC's, so what, most users only
- > > use a WordProcessor (like this shit product called WordPerfect) and
- > > maybe Lotus, so what is the use of so much software? If you don't know
- > > what you are talking about, then shut up. I am more than tired of the
- > > bullshit going around about PC's.
- >
- > No, he means _real_ operating systems, like OS/2. You know, that
- > multi-tasking, multi-threading OS from IBM? The one that does better
- > DOS than DOS?
-
- Hahahahahahahahahaha ... now here is the beST laugh I have had all day.
- Windows 3.01 or the new NT would win that race not os/2 .
-
- >
- > The ST has some good software, but the clones have TONNES of good
- > software, and some GREAT software. Where is CorelDRAW! or MicroGrafix
- > Designer for the ST? Well, I could use Avaunt-Vektor, which costs about
- > 3x-4x what they cost, and that's about it... so much for choosing the
- > best one, right? Good word processor that doesn't take over the whole
- > screen when it runs? Hmm, can't think of one... Hope all the word
- > processor users on the ST don't want to use MultiTOS.
- >
- > Unless somebody can convince me otherwise, I think I'm going to buy a
- > '486 and run OS/2. It's almost like unix, but with real applications...
-
- Chris you are in for a BIG suprise if you really mean this! Take it from
- me. I run OS/2 , Windows and BCD Unix (and the ST) here and OS/2 is the
- DOG of the lot. Get Windows NT it is 1000 time better (when it is
- released).
-
- Mind you it has taken years for the clone (other pc based OS's) markets
- to even catch up with the ST (read all versions) market.
-
- Look at Flash for instance. It was not until ProComm for Windows was
- released was there anything like Flash and look how long this has been
- around!
-
-
- Jon Clarke Z*NET Pacific
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