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From: ralphw@IUS3.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Ralph Hyre)
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Subject: Re: The Lawsuit, Standardization, and Whiny DOS Users...
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Date: 18 Apr 88 20:39:49 GMT
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In article <8685@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> tedi@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Edward M. Ives) writes:
>  The one thing I CAN'T stand is people saying that Standardization will be
>hindered if Apple wins, and therefore THAT is why Apple should lose.
Good point(s)
>P.S. Ever notice any similarities? :
>
>Apple II - 8-bit machine, open architecture, slots, keyboard, video, drive, 1979
>IBM PC   - 8-bit machine, open architecture, slots, keyboard, video, drive, 1982
>Macintosh - 32-bit, Mouse, Graphical User Interface, 3 1/2 inch disks,circa 1984
>IBM PS/2's
>with OS/2 - 32-bit, Mouse, Graphical User Interface, 3 1/2 inch disks,circa 1988
BTW, Apple II was 1977, and I believe PC was late '81 (like, November)
I hope that Apple stays AT LEAST 4 years ahead of IBM as far as nifty 
technology.
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					- Ralph W. Hyre, Jr.

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