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Article #163Re: Borland is stupid
From: Gary Lin
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 14:57
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 14:57
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banshee@cats.ucsc.edu (Wailer at the Gates of Dawn) writes: >gary@resumix.portal.com (Gary M. Lin) writes: >>I don't see any Borland suits at trade shows pushing anything except >>goofy buttons that no one wants. Then again, what are you waiting for? >We don't wear suits -- well only gorilla suits anyhow. Yes, of course your hairyness. >>Microsoft to finish NT on MIPS and Alpha, so I can run Excel and blow >>the socks off QPro? Okay, so who cares if Lotus ported 1-2-3 for IBM >>mainframes, but at least they know they can do it on a non-PC system. >NT - plegm-T -- porting to more than one processor family; what a concept! >I say port to nextstep! (Thats how I'm hoping to get the developers kit >anyhow). But then NeXTStep won't work with YOUR graphics board will it now? >>Then again, I just MIGHT be still upset at Borland for selling me >>SPRINT as the greatest word-processor since sliced bread. Grrrrrrr!! >Yeah but what other word processor will allow you to write the prime sieve >in its macro language? Did I buy it because it's a programmer's shell? Nooooooo. I was BADLY mistaken it was much better word processor. Ha! Damned thing won't even do WYSIWYG.. The current issue of ComputerWorld says Borland lacks a real word processor. I'll betcha they'll write one and CHARGE me $75 to upgrade to it then, and throw in some outdated game while they're at it. But will it read Quattro files? Nooooooo. >-- >The Wailer at the Gates of Dawn | banshee@cats.UCSC.EDU | >Just who ARE you calling a FROOFROO Head? | | >DoD#0667 "Just a friend of the beast." | banshee@ucscb.UCSC.EDU | >2,3,5,7,13,17,19,31,61,89,107,127,521,607....| banshee@ucscb.BITNET | Yes, you are a FROOFROO head. Get real. Gary M. Lin gary@resumix.portal.com
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Newsgroups: comp.apps.spreadsheets Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!portal!resumix!gary From: gary@resumix.portal.com (Gary Lin) Subject: Re: Borland is stupid Message-ID: <1992Sep15.145741.22830@resumix.portal.com> Keywords: Quattro Pro Lotus Sender: news@resumix.portal.com Organization: Resumix Inc. References: <1992Sep11.234036.6611@resumix.portal.com> <1992Sep14.035012.25420@genghis.borland.com> <1992Sep14.161346.17205@resumix.portal.com> <193n6jINNm2v@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 14:57:41 GMT Lines: 41