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From: tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: IBM pulls out of golf tourney - Hurrah!
Keywords: IBM  discrimination  controversy  golf
Message-ID: <1060@ashton.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jul 90 20:35:44 GMT
Reply-To: tomr@ashton.UUCP (Tom Rombouts)
Organization: Ashton-Tate, Torrance, CA
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Just an entirely personal opinion, but I must confess that for years
I have had little sympathy for IBM, due to their history of proprietary
solutions and seeming unwillingness to advocate state of the art
technology.  (My personal opinion - no flame wars, please!)

HOWEVER, I am pleasantly surprised by IBM's recent decision to remove their
sponsorship of a major golf tournament to be held at a club
near Montgomery, Alabama that allegedly does not admit minorities.

As one of the perhaps few remaining liberals in this post-Reagan
era, I must say that I am impressed.  Although I can not go so far
as to say "All is forgiven," perhaps I was too quick to judge IBM 
too harshly.

Tom Rombouts  Torrance Techie  tomr@ashtate.A-T.com  V: (213) 538-7108

DISCLAIMER:  The above opinion is my own and has no conncetion or
relation to my current employment.