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Re: Worst product name award

#29196
From: javoskamp
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1987 15:03
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In article <329@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes:
>In article <618@applix.UUCP> scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes:
>>Moses PromiseLAN        ?   ???
>And, as any biblical scholar will tell you, Moses never reached the
>Promised Land, but died first.  Probably the first recorded incident
>of vaporware :-)
True he didn't get into the promised land, but he did get to see it.
It's more like getting the product announcement sheet, seeing a demo,
but never getting any hands-on experience.

"It'll be here next week."
"But I won't be."
"Sorry fellow."

Jeff Voskamp
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Subject: Re: Worst product name award
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Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 10:03:49 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 13 10:03:49 1987
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