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Article #347Re: What sux about PowerMacs and Pentiums
From: Robert Cassidy
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 16:48
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 16:48
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In article <rfenney-010895235956@rfenney.slip.netcom.com>, rfenney@netcom.com (Robert J. Fenney) wrote: > In article <rmcassid-3107951401370001@dante.eng.uci.edu>, rmcassid@uci.edu > (Robert Cassidy) wrote: > > > > More effort is spent trying to outdo the other guy and not trying to build > > a better mousetrap. The auto industry is the same way. 100 years later we > > have cars that are less efficient, marginally more reliable, marginally > > safer, but will allow you to track a wild elephant from 3000 miles away - > > boy, don't we need that. > > > > Bob, > > I will compare my wifes BMW to any auto from 100 years ago, bad example :) Really? Even the electric ones? Electric powered autos - the great concept for the future was pretty common around the turn of the century. Also, I'll assume that your wifes BMW is at least a little more reliable than a friend of mines. :-) > Robert > > P.S. UCI is a cool school isn't it! Ant eaters!!!!!!!!! Not today - supposed to hit 90 - too hot! :-P -- Bob Cassidy UC Irvine
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!dante.eng.uci.edu!user From: rmcassid@uci.edu (Robert Cassidy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600,alt.destroy.microsoft Subject: Re: What sux about PowerMacs and Pentiums Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 09:48:04 -0700 Organization: UC Irvine Message-ID: <rmcassid-0208950948040001@dante.eng.uci.edu> References: <2889272621@hoult.actrix.gen.nz> <3vdp7u$n12@lace.Colorado.EDU> <3vdq3t$n12@lace.Colorado.EDU> <3vdtsi$o4l@news.service.uci.edu> <3veaus$mv6@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> <3veiv4$ro6@sundog.tiac.net> <3vgabe$339@falcon.ns.net> <us008008-3107950112340001@ppp-nyc-3-13.ios.com> <rmcassid-3107951401370001@dante.eng.uci.edu> <rfenney-010895235956@rfenney.slip.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dante.eng.uci.edu