Re: What sux about PowerMacs and Pentiums

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From: Matthew Lankford
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 21:36

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John Bode <bode@galileo.tracor.com> wrote:

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>I imagine the sensation is similar for wireheads; designing is a much more
>creative and satisfying activity than actually building the thing.  And I
>imagine that quite a bit of artistry is involved.  The book 'Hackers' (sorry, I
>don't remember the author's name) devotes a portion of the book to hardware
>guys like Wozniak. 

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Steven Levy 
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> These people constantly strove for *elegant* hardware
>solutions.  These guys weren't unimaginative, artless solderheads; they were
>artists (and I dare you to tell Woz to his face that he is only middling
>intelligent).


>John Bode
>john_bode@tracor.com

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