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From: ewout@topcat.cbm.commodore.com (Ewout Walraven - CATS)
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Subject: Re: Thanks, Commodore! (Re: Unhappy Amiga Owner
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Date: 22 Oct 90 12:14:59 GMT
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C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh) writes:

>In Message-ID: <1990Oct21.221615.18910@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
>          xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) said:
>>Come on gang.  Just because we can discuss the next five years of Amiga
>>development in two weeks on the net, doesn't mean that Commodore can do
>>the work any faster.  "Things.   Take.   Time."  -- Piet Hein.
>>[...]                                               ^^^^ ^^^^

>Who is that?  I posted back in May 1990 about people giving Commodore a

Your lack of knowledge of European history is astounding, Sir. Piet Hein
was a famous dutch admiral/buccaneer who kicked the living shit out of,
among others, the spanish. They still remember him fondly as the guy who
hijacked their 'silverfleet'. As of today he's still remembered in a 
rhyme: Piet Hein, Piet Hein, his name may be small, but his deads are great,
he has won the silverfleet. (well, it rhymes in dutch). And ofcourse the
rhyme is used to promote a type of savings account called 'silverfleet'
(what else :) which offers nice interest. What a way to make history!

He didn't speak English very well, though.

:)