Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Roger From: Roger@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Input from keyboard in startup-sequence Message-ID: <3940@cup.portal.com> Date: 18 Mar 88 01:55:47 GMT References: <820@umbc3.UMD.EDU> <3397@cbmvax.UUCP> <2868@omepd> <3668@cup.portal.com> <3439@cbmvax.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 74 XPortal-User-Id: 1.1001.3803 Sorry if you've already seen this. Our USENET feed burped the same day I originally attempted to post this, so I don't know if it ever made it out. Anyway, I gave it a week to show up, so here is another try. One advantage of this burp is that it allows me to reread and rewrite my original posting and to calm down a bit. Maybe all USENET sites should have such a "feature" :-). ======================================================================= My first posting to USENET and I get a flame from CA :-). Does Max know about this? Seems to me you have plenty to do, and little enough time to do it in, that you shouldn't be wasting time with unnecessary flames to customers. In article <3439@cbmvax.UUCP> gunther@cbmvax.UUCP writes: >In article <3668@cup.portal.com> roger@cup.portal.com writes: >> Still, I too would like 1.3 (and 1.4 and 1.5... :-). I was at the >> December F.A.U.G. meeting and, I believe it was, Dale Luck who stated >> that CA had gotten 1.3 "months" ago. He didn't have an explanation >> for the long delay, other than to say that CA had a really involved >> quality assurance (testing) program. This got a good laugh from the >> assembled masses. >> > > Oh yeah?? And your crack about the QA dept here at CA also "got a > good laugh." Don't knock CA or anyone else for that matter for taking > the time and effort to release a decent product. A fresh perspective > from people not directly involved in the development of some new product > almost invariably helps to find problems or bugs. It's our job to see > that this fresh perspective isn't provided by the end users. > >> ...Roger... | "You will never find a more wretched >> | hive of scum and villiany... >> ROGER@CUP.PORTAL.COM | We must be cautious." > > >-- > __ Ed Gunther COMMODORE AMIGA TEST ENGINEERING > / /\ "The LAST line of defense, if "THEY" let us!" >< == /__\ UUCP ...{allegra,ihnp4,rutgers}!cbmvax!gunther > \__ / \ PHONE 215-431-9356 (life or death only please!) > "Disclaimer, heck no! NOooo PROBLEM. You have myyyy word on it." I got a good laugh from your reply, too. I just imagined Donald Duck's voice as I read your words. :-) Seriously, lets just calm down a bit, okay Ed? Now then, please re-read my last paragraph. I was just reporting the facts. The laugh from the crowd was a spontaneous reaction to the speaker's remarks. *I* had nothing to do with it, other than the fact that I was there. (Some stuff deleted from my original posting of this message.... I am tempted to fire off my own flames here, as I'm sure others would, but in retrospect, flames in general seem rather childish. Personally, I don't think that enough is done in the area of quality assurance.) However, now that I seem to have your attention, I do have a suggestion for a "fresh prospective" that you and many other vendors could take advantage of. Yes, it's a service. Yes, it's something that you should all be doing internally anyway. And yes, I'm sure some of you think that you are already doing it. But, all too often, internal prceedures break down. As the 'net seems to have a "no advertising" rule, I'll E-Mail my proposal to you directly, as well as to any other vendor who requests it. Now that we've both had the chance to flame each other, let's stop this nonsense and do business. Serious, E-Mail, enquires only please! ...Roger... Roger Holmstedt | "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum roger@cup.portal.com | and villiany... We must be cautious." | - Obi-wan Kenobi {ucbvax, decwrl, decvax, seismo, hplabs}!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!roger