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Article #7Re: IBM & Tandy == Stupidity!
From: Gary Lee
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 1990 01:30
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 1990 01:30
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In article <1990Jul25.210322.4059@cs.utk.edu> wozniak@utkux1.utk.edu (Bryon Lape) writes: > > With IBM's announcement of the PS/1 and Tandy's 1000 RL, it is >obvious that these two companies do not know what the HELL they are >doing! Both systems are overpriced and shot in the leg. The fact of >the matter is, faster machines with more options are available from the >"no-name clone" competition for the same money. If anyone buys these >machines, they probably already own the Brooklyn Bridge. Why do we >users put up with this nonsense? > > >-bryon lape- Gee... I wasn't aware that IBM stopped making the PS/2 and Tandy, the 4/5000 series systems. But then again, most of the people I instruct on computers should stick to calculators. 8^) (From another "power user" who can understand their marketing plan, but still needs 33Mhz 386i to be happy.) Best regards and keep up the good work, Gary
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!skybridge!garylee From: garylee@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (Gary Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm,comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: IBM & Tandy == Stupidity! Message-ID: <1990Jul27.013044.8239@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> Date: 27 Jul 90 01:30:44 GMT References: <1990Jul25.210322.4059@cs.utk.edu> Sender: news@usenet.ins.cwru.edu Distribution: na Organization: Smith Undergrad Lab, CWRU, Cleve. OH Lines: 23 X-Post-Machine: colima.scl.cwru.edu