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Re: TT vs 386 box and flames

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From: Andrew Semple
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1989 17:41
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In article <CMM.0.88.624991946.cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu>, cmm1@CUNIXA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christopher M Mauritz) writes:
  
> Well, sure!  That lil' TT will save you tons of money!  As a matter of
> fact, you won't have to spend a dime on it cause you'll probably never
> see it.  Now that's what I call a bargain.  Hehe, you could put that
> 2.5K in the bank and earn interest.  (Gee, Atari is actually doing us
> all a favor...How nice of them :-))  This whole argument for the
> cheapness aspect of the TT is like saying "Hey, why should I waste my
> money on a Corvette now, when I hear through the grapevine that Hyundai
> is working on this new nifty sportscar?  Of course, I've never seen one
> and the company only produces cheap cars now with little or no support.
>  What the hell, sounds like a bargain to me?"  

I have no idea why you think the TT is 'vapourware'.  Didn't you see the
article in Z*net on how everyone who saw it in England loved it.  I mean
there was one right in front of them!

Back off!

If you require further clarification, I will dig out my copy and transcribe
it so that you may be convinced.

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Andrew Semple                               ads@uwovax.uwo.ca
2nd Year Applied Math/Computer Science      Andrew.Semple@uwovax.uwo.ca
The University of Western Ontario           Semple@uwovax.BITNET
London, Ontario
Canada
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From: 4224_5132@uwovax.uwo.ca (Andrew Semple)
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Subject: Re: TT vs 386 box and flames
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