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From: chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CONTRACT ON MARC BARRETT
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Date: 29 Mar 90 18:47:00 GMT
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In article <6190@wehi.dn.mu.oz> BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes:
>Marc Barrett is now personally responsible for stopping the sale of
>5 A500 within this institute. The Guy who was arranging the group to
>get them thought he would read up on the Amiga by reading, yep, you
>guessed it, comp.sys.amiga. Of couse, he was struck by the number of
>postings telling people how useless and out of date Amiga equiptment
>is (sic), so they're all buying macs.

Well at least they can rest easy knowing they have REAL computers, not the
hopelessly out-of-date and ineptly marketed relics we all use.  Just think what
could have happened if Marc hadn't had the guts to step forward and enlighten
us with his forward-looking commentary.

>If any any ever sees this shit, would they accept a small donation
>to help form a fund (all please donate freely) to take out a contract
>on Marc? At first I thought he ment well. I am now moderately sure
>he is simply one of the least subtle cases of industrial sabatage
>I have ever seen.

No, Marc just wants a soapbox for his rambling.  He's one of those people with
the opinion that if you want someone's attention, all you need is a large
enough club and a little bit of stamina.  Unfortunately for him, while this
increases your audience, it has no analogous effect on credibility.  I suggest
we end this divisive nonsnse and just all put Marc in our KILL files; I, for
one, do not wish to listen to his ideas, no matter how wonderful, if he has to
resort to lies and bombastic rhetoric to get us to listen.

 -Chris

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