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Article #39463Re: Comments on STE -- (un)known facts
From: Ross Alexander
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1989 18:19
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1989 18:19
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stephen@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Steve Whitney) writes: >In article <881@per2.UUCP> dag@per2.UUCP (Daniel A. Glasser) writes: >>[reasonable stuff about TOS, with references] ><stepping up onto my soapbox now...> >You know, I try to ignore stuff like this, but I just can't this time. I'd >send you nasty mail, but I want the people likely to be offended by this to >see the response. >First of all, the ST is a personal computer. The "Cookie Jar" is relatively >new to that arena. Secondly, how do you know it's 1982 technology if you don't >know how it's implemented or even the extent of what it does. [much more flamage] >If you want to scare Ken B. and others off the net, continue to offend them >this way. Remember, they have constraints to work within, not the least of [and yet more flamage]. Hey, Steve, do you know who DAG is ?? It's wise to listen carefully when he speaks... and if you disagree with him, stick to the facts and debate them on their merits. Are you familiar with the WIMP instruction? No?? Neither am I, but you seem to know that the cookie jar is a lot better, which is an interesting conclusion. Also, I think KenB is a little less timid than you imply. cheers, Ross
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!atha!rwa From: rwa@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Ross Alexander) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Comments on STE -- (un)known facts Message-ID: <1311@atha.AthabascaU.CA> Date: 14 Dec 89 18:19:50 GMT References: <2310@pkmab.se> <370002@acf5.NYU.EDU> <2348@pkmab.se> <1842@atari.UUCP> <881@per2.UUCP> <29836@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Athabasca University Lines: 25