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

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From: Joseph T. Malloy
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 1995 22:43
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In article <DCMzwD.GJB@cunews.carleton.ca> coregan@chat.carleton.ca (Christina O'Regan) writes:

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>> I'd agree that Win95 is not likely to have more native applications
>> than any of its competitors, but it certainly has a nonzero number.
>
>Sorry, you're right, the number of Win32 apps that can run on Win95 is
>not zero.  but the number of apps specifically written for Win95 is
>still zero.  

Oh?  I've got a bunch and there's a big bunch of them on WINFTP at
Indiana (it's a well known ftp site for many: winftp.cica.indiana.edu).

>It's just funny that many people write FUD about how
>Win95 has so many apps, 

Oh, but it does.  Sorry to burst your bubble with a little dose of reality.

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From: jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy)
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Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
Date: 1 Aug 1995 18:43:50 -0400
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