Re: Re^2: Why do people want PD software?

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From: Stefano Pagiola
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 05:25

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Peter Busser writes
> [having sources] means that I can buy a new system 
> without being a hostage of my old system (if I type my
> letters in WP under DOS, and I move to... say a Sun, then
> what am I going to do with my letters?)
> 
Buy the SUN or whatever version of WP and keep right on  
going.  At least, that's what I did when I got my NeXT.  WP  
is file-compatible across platforms.  

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Stefano Pagiola
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)

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