Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!gsbsun!valley From: valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: MS-DOS v5.0 Release Date 11th June Message-ID: <1991Jun12.125657.14497@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 12 Jun 91 12:56:57 GMT References: <1006@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> <72798@microsoft.UUCP> <6669@gssc.UUCP> <2210@tharr.UUCP> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (NewsMistress) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 14 conrad@tharr.UUCP (Conrad Longmore) writes: >Well, I have to say that the launch in the UK was a farce. There were only >400 or so seats available in the auditorium, and Microsoft invited 43,000 >people. It didn't matter much if you'd been invited and confirmed that you >were going, because only a few hundred people were registered on the >Microsoft database! Worse it was hosted by "trendy" TV presenter Jonathan >Ross who's knowledge of computers is probably as good as my cat's! (Only >joking Mr Ross) Don't you think you should be apologizing to your cat instead? -- (Another fine mess brought to you by valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu)