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Re: HELP! WHAT SHOULD I BUY?

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From: Milt Hathaway
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 00:00
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Nathan Hughes wrote:

> 
> Thats mail order pricing, right?  It has to be, thats the only way to get
> anything for them.

Best Buy has them for that price IN STOCK.

> Nothing like waiting for your software to reach you by
> mail.

Is 10:30 AM tomorrow morning not fast enough for you?

> Oh well, macusers are use to waiting I guess, look at os8 (another
> 12 month wait for an outdated UNIX).

I would look, but my eyes are still full of tears from laughing at how
long Intel users waited for a GUI.

> Buying an Apple just doesn't make all that much sense when the whole rest
> of the world is using PC/Windows-based systems.

Trolling your Gates-worshipping attitude in Mac forums doesn't make all
that much sense either.

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From: Milt Hathaway <kyosuke@basinlink.com>
Subject: Re: HELP! WHAT SHOULD I BUY?
Date: 1997/02/06
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