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In article <na.3f9bac4888.a40040reghems@argonet.co.uk> Reg Hems wrote:
> In article <ant2014160b0WWT7@year0332.innet.be>, 20 Sep 1998, Manuel
Timmers <starcorp@innet.be>  wrote:

>> I began to rethink the last few days over and over again.....

>> .... No mother does an abortion in the ninth month of birth!

>> So I began to imagine a certain scenario of why all this happened.

 [pity to snip this eminently credible expos�]

>> One thing is clear. All that has happened in the last few days are 
>> NOT decisions that can be made in one moment!

[....]
 
>> So I began to imagine a certain scenario of why all this happened. I
>> could only come to this conclusion especially after something that
>> Stuart Halliday wrote earlier.

[....] 

>> After a few days, news leak out that Acorn Ltd. will be (or has been)
>> sold to a large US-company ......

A hostile takeover bid.

>> ..... hoped to have gained access to the most interesting European 
>> computer technology on this planet .......

Well, they DID buy London Bridge }->

> It sounds like a very sensible management decision. And this bomb
> shell is most effective in gauging the amount of *real* feeling.

> See also E.T.A.: October 1999.

>> ...... the truth is out there.
> And coincidental with the 1st episode ;-)


In article <ant251933b49HCPP@steering-group.demon.co.uk>, Steering Group
   wrote:

> A meeting was held today Friday 25th September 1998 of Acorn
> Dealers, Developers and other interested parties.
> 
> The meeting is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter 
> Bondar to head up a new consortium tasked with maintaining and
> developing the existing Acorn product business.

Well Manuel, what do you have to say for yourself now ;^))) 


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