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From: david@daisy.UUCP (David Schachter)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Create net.cim Group
Message-ID: <59@daisy.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 00:33:30 EST
Article-I.D.: daisy.59
Posted: Thu Feb 21 00:33:30 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 20:56:31 EST
References: <344@haddock.UUCP> <1339@utah-gr.UUCP>
Reply-To: david@daisy.UUCP (David Schachter)
Organization: Daisy Systems Corp., Mountain View, Ca
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Summary: 

In article <1339@utah-gr.UUCP> thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) writes:
>
>(-: Semi-facetious remark follows :-) You apparently don't understand
>the background of the term "CIM".  See, the problem is that CAD/CAM has
>been around so long without producing any useful results that companies
>working in the area found it necessary to make up a new buzzword, to
>indicate that they were working on new and better problems, and to get
>away from the "useless" CAD/CAM image.  You can only promise something
>for so long without delivering before people start getting restless.
>But if you promise something NEW, you can start the cycle over.

Hmmmm.  >Our< customers seem quite happy.  Perhaps you're using one of our
competitor's offerings?

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