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Subject: Re: Minor historical point: the origin of ms-dos
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Date: Fri, 30-Jan-87 09:06:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 30 09:06:32 1987
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> >                                                          (could any-
> >  thing with the IBM name flop??)
> 
> Things with the IBM name flop all the time. Look at the PC Portable (IBM's
> answer to Compaq) or the PC Jr (who could forget that?).

Sure, IBM screws up with their products.  Who ever said that IBM *ever*
has had state-of-the-art products?  They *usually* succeed with their
sheer size and marketing prowess.  Datamation once said (I qoute without the
source in front of me:) "Who else could have made the IBM PC a success?
The keyboard was laid out by either a drunk or a contortionist. ... ..."

I apologize for the above flaming (you probably know where my feelings
lie); perhaps we need a comp.ibm.rag_on newsgroup!

-- 
Rich Straka     ihnp4!ihlpf!straka