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From: schoff@rpics.uucp (Martin Schoffstall)
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Subject: Re: TCP/IP terminal concentrators
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Date: Mon, 28-Jul-86 07:46:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 28 07:46:58 1986
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> Wow. This guy must not buy any computer besides IBM, because "Nobody
> wants to buy anything from some LITTLE company, right?". It is
> thinking such as this that stifles technical innovation.... you build
> a better mousetrap, then nobody wants to buy it because you're not as
> big as Imperial Business Machines.
> 
> In other words, I find it a disgusting attitude... though I'd want to
> make darn sure that schematics and software source code could be
> obtained in the event that the company failed.
> {-- 
> -- Computing from the Bayous, --
>       Eric Green {akgua,ut-sally}!usl!elg
>          (Snail Mail P.O. Box 92191, Lafayette, LA 70509)

What a foolish position.  I believe that we own 3 IBM pc's.  We own
things like Balance8000's, a 21000 and a few SUN's with serial
numbers under 100.

My posting was to allow people to have more of the story than
the "warm technological glow" that others posted.
-- 
marty schoffstall
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