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Re: Borland is stupid

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From: Gary Lin
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upgrade to it then, and throw in some outdated game while they're at it.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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Subject: Re: Borland is stupid
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