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From: omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Request For Comments-- Should IBM be on the net?
Message-ID: <5871@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 01:17:04 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 11 01:17:04 1987
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Keywords: IBM contact network information comments request answer
Summary: IBM cutbacks, et al...

>  By all means invite them, but don't be surprized if they reject you. 
> They just got rid of the group which supported PC user groups (or cut it
> way back), on the grounds that the market was corporate.  Be assured
> that some of these notes do reach IBM. 
> 
...it should be noted that IBM has cut funding to a lot of external user
functions, such as Relay and Project Quest. The reasons for this have really
been vague, and IBM seems to be trying to isolate itself from any sort of 
outside contact for some reason or another. Any comments on this?

						Omega.Mosley