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Date: 20 Feb 1995 22:26:00 +0100
From: kai@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)
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Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
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blumen@ion1 wrote on 16.02.95 in <Pine.SOL.3.91.950216133112.16710E-100000@ion1>:
> Uhh, I don't think you would have to worry about the Trabant
> lawn mower motor. It probably wouldn't go very fast. From what
I don't worry about the motor, I worry about the plastic car body.
> I have last heard from a AirForce MSGT they are all sitting
> in a field in east germany decomposing, although Lawn Boy could
> probably go over there and pick up every motor for around $50 for the whole
> lot and thus produce cheap lawn movers over here. Someone else
Well, there may be such a field, but I can assure you there are still lots
of Trabbies running around - I see them every day.
> them and have a very orderly work shop. YOu see those russian
> engineers were really worried about the question of what can we do with
> them after they break (in other words after the 90 day warranty).
What Russian engineers?! The Trabbi is an (East) German car, not a Russian
one!
Kai
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