Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!

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From: David P. Summers
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 23:28

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In article <43852a$64v@thetics.europa.com>, mbell@atheria.europa.com (Max
Bell) wrote:
> As I stated in the portion of my response that you omitted, I admitted
> that Microsoft code obsoletes machines at much faster rates than Macintosh
> code does.

OK, then we are in at least partial agreement.

> Microsoft, however, is not the only source of software for MS-DOS
> (actually it may not even be one today for all I know) and there are plenty of
> programs that will run on the old machines.

It may be that some vendors are more supportive and older machines
aren't completely out of luck, but if you want to use a machine for
a long time the answer is clear, get a Mac.
________________________
(Disclaimer: If NASA had any position on any of this do you
think they would have ME give it?)
David Summers - Summers@Ethyl-the-Frog.ARC.NASA.Gov

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Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 15:28:20 -0800
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