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- From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: PC Bigotrynex
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.121036.13975@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:10:36 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.161552.24920@newshost.lanl.gov> <1993Jan21.192029.5021@exu.ericsson.se>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- > I've noticed that all the snippets of wisdom accumulated over the millenia,
- > all the valuable lessons people have learned time and time again, have been
- > completely forgotten by the vast majority of computerphiles. It is completely
- > amazing to me that so many people are running around under the impression that
- > people should be judged by the type of computer they own or language they
- > choose to program in--and that money _can_ buy happiness and bigger _is_
- > always better. I have run into many people who flagrantly brag that they
- > own a 66 MHz 486. That really is pathetic when you stop and think about it.
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- What is the deal with those 66mHz claims anywho? I've heard that it's not
- altogether a true statement -- one of those claims that _should_ be followed by
- a little asterisk for disclaimer. Anyone?
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- -Matt
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