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- From: brown-sh@tortoise.cis.ohio-state.edu (shawn c brown)
- Subject: Re: Why not OS/2 ???? Hmmmmmm
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.220555.15372@cis.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
- References: <1992Aug31.232140.631@u.washington.edu> <1992Sep01.150724.20047@vpnet.chi.il.us> <92245.233235REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 22:05:55 GMT
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- In article <92245.233235REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
- > First no flames for typos - I can;t controll cursor position in this
- >system...
- >
- > Why not buy OS/2 1.x, uprade to OS/2 2.0, use the "blank" disks
- >and qualify for the free upgrade to OS/2 2.1, 3.0, etc. Now, how
- >many sdisks do you get for your $20? Besides, the next version may
- >run well! Furthermore, if we all invest at least $20, (a) IBM will
- >have some revenue to further their development, (b) the apparent
- >installed base will be larger & OS/2 apps will eventually appear
- >and (the best reason - c) IT WILL THOUGHROUGHLY PISS OFF MICROSLOTH
- >and possibly make them release WIN32 and NT (Not There, Not True,
- >Not Today, Not Tomorrow...)
- > I vote $20 to scare Microsoft out of complacency, who's with me!
- >"Come on, was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"
- ^^^^^^^
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- I REALLY hope you were kidding...!
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- >
- > Jeff Andle
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