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From: xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CONTRACT ON MARC BARRETT
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Date: 29 Mar 90 20:38:19 GMT
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In article <1990Mar29.184736.9575@caen.engin.umich.edu>, chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) writes...
^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postings telling people how useless and out of date Amiga equiptment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^hopelessly out-of-date and ineptly marketed relics we all use.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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^Chris Lang, University of Michigan, College of Engineering    +1 313 763 1832
^      4622 Bursley, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109          chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu 
^WORK: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 
^      900 Victors Way, Suite 226, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108        +1 313 995 0300
^"I hate quotations.  Tell me what you know."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hmmm...the modern day equivalent of shunning someone?  You are now no longer
Klingon...um sorry wrong newsgroup.

An interesting social phenomenon...any comments?

NT

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