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Article #1399Apple/Novell merger discussed
From: Russell Nelson
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:22
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:22
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In article <suLVVB13w165w@mantis.co.uk> mathew writes: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes: > San Jose Mercury News via First!: Executives of Apple Computer Inc. > and Novell Inc. have engaged in top-level discussions in recent weeks > about the possibility of rewriting the rules of the computing world by > merging their two companies into an $8 billion hardware-software > giant. That would be interesting. We'd get to see whether the FSF would stick to their professed principles and boycott DOS machines. Being ridiculous as usual, eh? DOS machines do more than run DOS. They also run Linux very well. In fact, Linux runs a LOT faster on a DOS machine than DOS does. Something about using it like a 32-bit machine instead of an 8-bit machine. -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> What canst *thou* say? Crynwr Software Crynwr Software sells packet driver support. 11 Grant St. 315-268-1925 Voice | LPF member - ask me about Potsdam, NY 13676 315-268-9201 FAX | the harm software patents do.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!crynwr!nelson From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Apple/Novell merger discussed Distribution: world Message-ID: <724526532snx@crynwr.com> References: <suLVVB13w165w@mantis.co.uk> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 17:22:12 GMT Organization: Crynwr Software Lines: 17