Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!rochester!cornell!mailrus!ames!elroy!gryphon!jdow From: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Mr. Pournelle is brain-dead. (Um, this one is sorta long ;-) Message-ID: <7514@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: 6 Oct 88 06:16:28 GMT References: <3060@hubcap.UUCP> <70319@sun.uucp> <386@uwslh.UUCP> <7437@gryphon.CTS.COM> <387@uwslh.UUCP> Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow) Distribution: na Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Lines: 51 In article <387@uwslh.UUCP> lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Fish-Guts) writes: >In article <7437@gryphon.CTS.COM> jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow) writes: > You are confusing my statements with >some others written by someone else. > >>I'd better cool off. You guys finally got MY goat because in tarring Jerry with >>THIS brush you are impunging MY abilities as well. You can just off on >>THAT one. >>{\,/} > > I'd better cool off myself ;-) I am sorry if you thought I called >you stupid...I certainly hoped my messages did not imply this about >anyone. I also do not want to "tar" Mr. Pournelle, but I wish he >would think twice about printing some of the inacurracies that he >does. > What happened was your somewhat benign (in comparison) remarks were more like thestraw that brokee the camel's back - my patience. That code wheel is not all that easy to read under less than ideal conditions. And what party is ever set in ideal code wheel conditions? We meant for the game to be a diversion, not a career. And all Jerry was doing was reporting what happened. I realize what happened was disappointing and unfortunate. EA are the ones deserving of THAT flame, not Jerry. (Look for an interesting column from him in the future. I've seen a galley proof that is reasonably complimentary of his newly upgraded machine complete with 020 card etc... I suspect if people flame him about THAT one the A2000 goes over his balcony railing ASAP. <@_-> He DOES like it. The failings just get in the way...) (Oh - on bix I had a chance to pull a real good dig at the PClone folks and their DV286, DV386, and OS/2 and VM386 debacles. I was told I was being unkind. I remined them that I suffered this for the last few years and just enjoyed getting my return digs in. At least the AMiga TELLS YOU when something dies. The stupid clones just die!) >Christopher Lishka ...!{rutgers|ucbvax|...}!uwvax!uwslh!lishka -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.