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From: jimm@amiga.UUCP (Jim Mackraz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!
Message-ID: <5057@amiga.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 89 01:16:23 GMT
References: <6767@tank.uchicago.edu> <1989Dec17.112127.27333@me.toronto.edu> <14960@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <7777@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> <10457@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Reply-To: jimm@batgirl.UUCP (Jim Mackraz)
Organization: Commodore-Amiga Inc, Los Gatos CA
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In article <10457@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes:

)Definely true statement #1:
)
)    I've never had to buy a book; the manual was MORE than enough.
)
)Unfortunately for many MS-DOS applications, the book is more than enough.
)Kind of like having to check out the whole set of encyclopedias to read an
)article on IBM.  The information is there, just hard to get at.  Why are
)Word Perfect and Lotus books best sellers?

Because they serve as manuals to people who pirate the programs.
I can't figure out what you were trying to say there, but I'm
pretty sure you missed this point.

)At least Mac users will try to carry on intelligent discussions without ranting
)and raving.

Not clear.

)Michael Niehaus        UUCP: <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!mithomas
)Apple Student Rep      ARPA:  mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu
)Ball State University  AppleLink: ST0374 (from UUCP: st0374@applelink.apple.com

	jimm
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