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Re: Now I am REALLY pissed off!

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From: Brent Belisle
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 15:09
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>> I am sorry that this may be the way things are; I'd like to think that
>> the license I bought indirectly through IBM allows me (with help from
>> IBM) to cut and splice Windows, but that is for the courts to decide,
>> sadly.
>> 
>> Time will tell, though. 


>Shessh you must write for Rush Limbaugh. He is one of the persons
>who can pontificate at lenght on absolutely "on the strength of *no* evidence,"

>Why must those of us with a great new operating system even run
>windows? Os/2 has its own graphical interface but it is no good
>unless a buyer can run 16 bit windows with it. Sure a few people
>will buy it for what it is a 32 bit multitasking system but for
>the most part none will unless it can run windows.

>Me I wouldn't buy it as a 32 bit multitasking system because it is a joke.
>Just one misbehaving program can lock you out of your keyboard
>and mouse! I know because I have tried os/2 warf 3.0.

>Os/2 WARF 3.0 is more like a super windows shell then a valuable operating
>system and that is why it is having a difficult time in the market 
>place. Still it is a great low end multitasking system for 8 meg pc's
>and probably the only one that sorta runs on a 4 meg pc. IMHO :>)
>Vic


Hey Vic.......Warp blows the socks off anything in it's class.......If ya 
don't like it....go to comp.msdos.windows.31....and tell your jokes in that 
group......

PS...how many fingers am I holding up???

Brent
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From: sinnertoo@powergrid.electriciti.com (Brent Belisle)
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