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From: tim@fonda.ipac.caltech.edu (Tim Conrow)
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Subject: Re: ONE WEEK TO CALL FOR VOTE
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Date: 6 Mar 91 18:07:51 GMT
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In article <4078@ryn.mro4.dec.com> taber@ultnix.enet.dec.com (Patrick St. Joseph Teahan Taber) writes:
>
>1) The motivation behind the split is wrong.  It's not a positive
>response to a need, it's a negative reaction to HP users.  I.e. it's not
>a case of someone saying "Gee, we <Casio!TI!Sharp> users need a place
>where we can discuss our common interests.  Let's form
>comp.sys.handhelds.<Casio!TI!Sharp>."  It's a case of people saying
>"We're sick of hearing about the HP48 -- let's get rid of the people who
>talk about it."

Yeah, what he said.

>                                             >>>==>PStJTT
>                                     Patrick St. Joseph Teahan Taber, KC1TD

Winner of the most complicated initials contest.