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From: ke2y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: This is comp.sys.mac, folks
Message-ID: <4017.263f05ba@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 2 May 90 20:07:21 GMT
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  This is NOT intended as a flame, merely a peaceful request.

  Please stop posting 'My Amiga/Atari/PC/UNIX-box/NeXT/etc is better than
your Mac' messages to this newsgroup.

  I realize each of you think your machine is the best, or at least has
some great feature which puts the Mac to shame.  I will even concede that
I must agree with some of those complaints - there are several 'features'
of several computers that do (IMHO) outperform the Mac IN THOSE AREAS.

  Each person has their own idea of exactly what they'd like to see in their
dream computer.  Unfortunately, many people have different (and frequently,
conflicting) preferences, and even a single person can often find conflicts
in his/her own desires when dealing with radically different applications of
the computer.

  I don't mind some constructive criticism - I'm sure there are many 
improvements that could be made to *ALL* OSes.

  What I ***DO*** object to is the large volume of recent posts that simply
contain 'Gee - _MY_ OS does that.  Why don't you by a XXXXX and get rid of
your worthless Mac?' or the like.

  If you have something you feel might be helpful to improving the Mac,
please feel free to say it.  (Preferably in a nice way)
However, since this is comp.sys.mac (and comp.sys.mac.misc), I would
                                ^^^
appreciate it if your posts contained something relating to that computer.

Thanks.   (Stepping off the soapbox now...)

                                                 -- John

DISCLAIMER:  I do not intend to represent the opinions of the others reading
             this newsgroup.  These are MY complaints; if you have something
             to say, reply to me and DON'T clutter up the net.

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|  John T. Chapman                       |                                    |
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|  ke2y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu             |                                    |
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