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From: jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Net users are cheapskates (was: Different Background)
Message-ID: <1990Oct2.134947.13175@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 90 13:57:49 GMT
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In article <57880@microsoft.UUCP> darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) writes:
>In some brainless article stevendd@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Doug) writes:
>>
>>Does anyone know of a PD or shareware program to load in a picture [etc.etc.]
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>A day doesn't go by that someone doesn't ask a question similar to this.
>e.g. "does anyone know of a PD desktop publishing program as good as Calamus?"

Gee, I've never seen anyone ask this type of question, all the guy wants to do
is load a picture.

>Oh, of course, shareware programs are also ok, since you don't really have
>to pay for them when you get them. If you can pirate something, that's ok too.

Oh, I see. Someone asks if some public domain utility exists, and that means
he's a pirate!  Makes sense.

>I realize that this is a free network, but why must we limit ourselves to
>talking about PD or shareware software? Why don't we broaden our horizons
>and consider commercial software as well? 

Where the hell have YOU been? We DO talk about commercial software here.

>If Doug has asked "Does anyone
>know of a program..." then I could promply recommend 4 different commercial
>packages (Easel ST, Quick ST II, Neodesk 2, DC Desktop) that are capable of
>installing background pictures in either color or monochrome. I believe that
>3 of those pacakges even have free demos that you can try out. But as it is,
>Doug appears to be too cheap to want to consider these alternatives, and so
>he will have to settle with my two cents worth response to his question:

Lighten up, guy.  Why pay for a swiss army knife when all you need is a 
corkscrew, and you can get one for free.  I don't suppose that you have any
(gasp) Public Domain software, do you? If you do, does that mean you're "too
cheap to want to consider these alternatives"?

>Doug, I don't know of any PD or shareware programs that load desktop pictures
>in color. I guess you're just SOL if you want to put a picture on your color
>desktop. Too bad. Sounded like a neat idea. 

Gee, you didn't even have an answer, just a flame.  Go have a few beers and
lighten up a bit, ok?

---jb
>
Maybe you should try writing such
>a program, and then try selling it to your fellow netters. I'm sure you would
>make a lot of money.
>
>["I'm a software developer and I'm not rich because YOU ARE CHEAP" jibberish
>deleted]
>
>- Darek
>
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>  Darek Mihocka                            All views expressed are my own.
>  Branch Always Software, 14150 NE 20th St. Suite 302, Bellevue, WA  98007
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---jb