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From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
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Subject: in support of Jerry Pournelle (kind of, anyway)
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Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 04:35:04 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 14 04:35:04 1985
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I found Jerry's column in INfoword (refreshingly) brief and informative.
compared to other stuff in the same issue, in particular, Dvorak's garble,
which I usually tend to enjoy.

I am glad someone is writing about things in a manner that is both
entertaining and educational to "the masses", it reduces the amount
of 'basic questions' all you computer "experts" out there have to answer.

I believe Jerry does more good than harm with his writings about computers,
and as long as he keeps his political views out of his columns in computer
magazines and keeps a lid on how often he refers to his science-fiction
exploits, he deserves to be considered an asset in the computer press.
And I certainly have not heard/read anyone complaining that it is difficult
to understand what JEP's "message" is, and if nothing else, I appreciate
that in a writer.


	---Werner	"neither I nor Jerry, I'm sure, expect you to agree
			 with anything we write.  But do you *REALLY* only
			 want to read things with which you agree?"

PS: Can't say that I agree with Jerry "more often than not", certainly not
	in anything I discussed with him privately - mostly politics.
	We used to write each other "hate-mail"  ((-:

PSPS: Now that a balance has been achieved in postings concerning JEP, can
	we drop the topic, please?  At least on the net ?!!  *DO* write to
	the editor/publisher who WANTS to hear about your reactions.