Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!questor!aberno From: aberno@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Anthony Berno) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Random stuff Message-ID: Date: 16 Jan 91 02:36:27 GMT Organization: Questor: FREE Usenet News/Internet Mail => +1 604 681.0670 Lines: 19 Just a few random notes of general interest. I chatted with my computer salesman today... my cube will be in "any day now now"... sigh... anyway, we chatted about the "sample" processors, and HE said that NeXT told him (who got it from the lady next door who saw in in the Enquirer) that the reason for the "sample" chips has to do with some nicities regarding the fact that Motorola is giving all of its chips to NeXT. In order to do this without getting everyone upset, they have to provide them as "sample" chips. Really, they aren't, not in practice. It's just a convention. = ) Also, I got to play with SoftPC, and it sure works well, albeit slowly. Not so slowly that it is annoying, just slow. I played with AutoCad, and it was very strange to have a PC screen in front of my eyes like that... Finally, I got some mail from a guy at NeXT that commented on the bugginess of Icon... Yep, it's buggy. Nice to see that NeXT people actually read this forum. Hello out there, this is your paycheque speaking! = )