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From: newton@cleese.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: Call for 386BSD Rel.1.0 SIG (Special Interest Group)
Date: 21 Aug 1994 14:43:35 +0930
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In article <jmonroyCuu0HM.7p3@netcom.com>, Jesus Monroy Jr (jmonroy@netcom.com) wrote:
> >> Bill sort of reminds me of DEC. An often brilliant company, one
> >> that brought us many milestones in computing, but also a company
> >> that screwed its users once too often with delayed promises and
> >> expensive switch-a-roos.
>
> Sounds more like IBM that DEC to me... Let's continue.
Actually, I think Bill reminds me of the Acorn Archimedes: Technically
brilliant, but unfortunately incompatible with everything.
Ahem.
- mark
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