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From: tmonroe@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Anthony Monroe)
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Subject: Re: IBM's are good for games, and well sorry to say, THATS IT!
Date: 4 May 1996 21:09:41 -0700
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In article <---0405961742330001@dyna-37.net7b.io.org>, Dave <--@--.0101> wrote:
>   I use both platforms of systems regularly, (IBM and Mac) and I must say
>that IBMs are ONLY good for games!  And thats it, they are worthless
>otherwise... In fact, if there were more games available for Mac, IBM
>would be 100% worthless.
>
>   I don't understand what's so good about IBM's anyway!?  Whats so
>appealing about a dumbass OS?

And you are...?  (Thank you for obscuring your name, Mr. --@--.0101.  You
are truly 3l33t.)

And this is concerning...?  

And you are trying to prove...?

Unlike a lot of other machines, I can count at least nine operating systems
that you can run on an IBM-clone.  And believe it or not, not all of them are
"dumbass."

What's even more shocking about IBM clones is that even though I know they're
far from perfect, I have had very little trouble getting my work done with
them.  Although they are good for games, they're actually good for a lot of
other things too.  (Heaven forbid.)

Perhaps you need a change in perspective.  There are other machines out 
there besides IBM's and Macs, you know.

--
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