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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!agate!theos.com!riscan.riscan.com!van.istar!ott.istar!istar.net!news.nstn.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!newsfeed.pitt.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.exodus.net!news.aimnet.com!news From: ksahin@easyaccess.com (Koro) Newsgroups: alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,alt.org.team-os2,alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why no M$ AppleScript or Rexx imitations? Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:28:55 GMT Organization: Aimnet Information Services Lines: 30 Message-ID: <4q9kmm$527@news.aimnet.com> References: <4mlpnf$d4p@sidhe.memra.com> <4muhf9$giv@phobos.Candle.Com> <4npu4t$c7j@access1.digex.net> <4o0a60$9ff@kf8nh.apk.net> <petrichDs5Fv9.5Cr@netcom.com> <4ohcuv$772@ari.ari.net> <4op27j$igq@newnews.iafrica.com> <4opqvo$ds6@ramp2.tir.com> <31B1C251.62C1@easyaccess.com> <31bb5ad3.23097029@nntp.iquest.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.247.215.21 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.fan.bill-gates:23493 comp.os.os2.advocacy:211066 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:114195 comp.os.linux.advocacy:52638 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:21676 Me@Net.com (The Man) wrote: >On Sun, 02 Jun 1996 09:33:21 -0700, KORO the Great ><ksahin@easyaccess.com> wrote: >>John Gartee wrote: >>> >>> >When Microsoft builds hardware what do you get? A mouse and keyboard! >>> > >>> >>> Hey, it's a great keyboard (even under my beloved Warp!) :-)> . Logitech makes a >>> better mouse, though.... MS comes in a close second. >> >>M$ didn't design that keyboard... They bought it from another keyboard >>company. Same thing with thier mouse... >> >>Actually, IMO, the M$ mouse is terrible. My old M$ Mouse is dead now... >> It died in the same fassion as a horribly abused mouse, except for the >>fact that it was never abused. :-) > >What are you smokin? The Microsoft Mouse is the BEST! I have used >mine for 2 years and it still works perfectly. It is also very >confortable to use. I had a M$ mouse and it worked quite well for about 3-4 years, which is quite good. On the other hand, I've seen logitechs last for much longer. My friend bought one of the first logitech mice ever sold and it just died on him. Well, forget this! Get a laser mouse instead of a trackball mouse and it'll last for much longer.