🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.os.os2.apps
Article #4820

Re: BOOK: OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Edition

#4820
From: Jeff Shultz
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 00:00
28 lines
2207 bytes
ANDREW GRYGUS wrote:
> 
> In <5ga9ha$9bk$1@news3.microserve.net> etienne@mail.microserve.net
> (OperaGhost) writes:
> >
> >They should work for Microsoft, because so far Windows 95 has not sold
> as well as
> >Windows 3.1, so they shouldn't publish another version.
> 
> No, you don't understand at all.  Windows 95 doesn't work right, so
> there is endless demand for books from people who think they can find
> in a book how to make it work right.  They can't, of course, but it
> will sell a hell of a lot of books.
> 
> How many top selling books are there about toasters?  None, toasters
> work.
> 
> Andrew Grygus  -  California Republic
 
My father still thinks it's hilarious that the package "First Aid 97"
exists... and even funnier that people would buy software that required
it to run properly.

-- 
Jeff Shultz <OS/2 Advisor>
jbshultz@ix.netcom.com
http://www.netcom.com/~jbshultz
Technical Details
Message-ID: <332B6732.2DEB@ix.netcom.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <5fcrh0$s3p@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <c1.01.2FHGjp$0nb@cretin.summerfield.network> <331F3B87.4CAB@ix.netcom.com> <c1.01.2FK72N$0oA@cretin.summerfield.network> <5ga9ha$9bk$1@news3.microserve.net> <5gdes7$jaq@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10875a,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid10875a,public
X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public
X-Google-Thread: 10cd94,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid10cd94,public
X-Google-Thread: 10ee4f,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid10ee4f,public
X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public
X-Google-Thread: 10fb18,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid10fb18,public
X-Google-Thread: 1021aa,4f87023eb90243aa
X-Google-Attributes: gid1021aa,public
From: Jeff Shultz <jbshutlz@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: BOOK: OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Edition
Date: 1997/03/15
Message-ID: <332B6732.2DEB@ix.netcom.com>
X-Deja-AN: 225863610
References: <5fcrh0$s3p@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <c1.01.2FHGjp$0nb@cretin.summerfield.network> <331F3B87.4CAB@ix.netcom.com> <c1.01.2FK72N$0oA@cretin.summerfield.network> <5ga9ha$9bk$1@news3.microserve.net> <5gdes7$jaq@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom
X-NETCOM-Date: Sat Mar 15  9:21:06 PM CST 1997
Reply-To: jbshultz@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.marketplace,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.utilities,alt.org.team-os2,bit.listserv.os2-l