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

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From: Joseph T. Malloy
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 14:52
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In article <DCopoI.CH2@cunews.carleton.ca> coregan@chat.carleton.ca (Christina O'Regan) writes:
>Joseph T. Malloy (jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu) wrote:
>> In article <DCMzwD.GJB@cunews.carleton.ca> coregan@chat.carleton.ca (Christina O'Regan) writes:
>
>> [snip]
>
>> >> 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.
>
>So many apps is what in your opinion, 10-20?

Oh, so there are only 10-20 apps on CICA?  And the code I have for various
Windows 95 apps amounts to 10 or 20 apps?

No, I don't think so.  There's many more than that if you know how to count.
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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: 2 Aug 1995 10:52:55 -0400
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