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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Apple System 7.0
Message-ID: <18301@cup.portal.com>
Date: 13 May 89 05:09:43 GMT
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Sigh.  I shouldn't post messages at 3AM after working 19 hours straight.

Two corrections needed in my posting:

"slide-slow" should have been "slide-SHOW"

and

"GfxBase has been marketing X11 for the Amiga since May 8, 1989" (not 1988)

As has been stated by others, the Apple announcements are vapor until one can
plunk $$$ across the counter and walk out with ROM(s)/disks/whatever however
Apple ships software upgrades.

With the 6 month to 12 month lead time implied by the article in the S-J M-N
regarding the commercial release of the Apple 7.0 software, I'm reminded of
the old anecdotes (circa early 1960's) concerning "futures" dealing with IBM
mainframes:

IBM would announce the latest and greatest system, delivery to be 2 to 3
years hence.  People would clamor to be placed on the waiting list.  Then the
early signers-on would sell their place in line to the latecomers.

If it smells like vapor, looks like vapor, and has the "feel and look" of
vapor, then it's vapor.  Period.

It would appear that some of those people who write press releases and news
"articles" need a "physic".  If you don't know what "physic" means, look up
the definition of "high colonic."  In other words, such people have their
heads so far up their *ssholes they cannot see beyond their own sh*t.

gawd I hope Xerox testifies in the Apple/Microsoft/H-P lawsuit ... does
anyone ELSE remember the Xerox "Alto", "Daisy" and "Star" computers?


Thad Floryan [thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad]