jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu (James B Saxon) (06/12/90)
For the fortieth time in my life I had the pleasure of sitting down at another wonderful IBM PC. This one had a mouse and color and everything! Oh boy what fun... I just wanted to say that anybody who thinks that the IBM pc is anything but a suped-up apple II is out of their minds. It is an example of the kind of stupidity that Mayor Koch has been accused of presiding over. There is nothing in the slightest bit natural about using a PC. There is nothing logical about it either. Every system is different. No system is failsafe. I have never been so pissed off as when I sit down on one of these pieces of junk to look at a new program, an expensive program, the best out, and find that it has as much charisma and agility as a dead rat. YOU PEOPLE just don't understand the power of freedom. You are the victims of cybercrud. You may be intelligent but you are as misguided as lemmings. May you get the most out of your software but realize that your eyes are closed. I look at the IBM pc as the defunct concept of communism in a world where capitalism is winning out plain and simple. The longer you keep one hand on your pants and one on piece of junk keyboards, you'll go through a real catharsis one day when your jobs dry up... Later.... James Saxon -- ---- \ / ---- /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ | O| | O| | "I aught to join the club and beat you over the club and beat you | | | | | | over the head with it." -- Groucho Marx | ---- ---- <----------------------------------------------------------------------/
cg108fep@icogsci1.ucsd.edu (Dennis Lou) (06/12/90)
In article <5781@helios.TAMU.EDU> jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu (James B Saxon) writes: }For the fortieth time in my life I had the pleasure of sitting down at }another wonderful IBM PC. This one had a mouse and color and everything! }Oh boy what fun... I just wanted to say that anybody who thinks that }the IBM pc is anything but a suped-up apple II is out of their minds. }It is an example of the kind of stupidity that Mayor Koch has been }accused of presiding over. There is nothing in the slightest bit }natural about using a PC. There is nothing logical about it either. }Every system is different. No system is failsafe. I have never }been so pissed off as when I sit down on one of these pieces of junk }to look at a new program, an expensive program, the best out, and find }that it has as much charisma and agility as a dead rat. YOU PEOPLE }just don't understand the power of freedom. You are the victims of }cybercrud. You may be intelligent but you are as misguided as lemmings. }May you get the most out of your software but realize that your eyes }are closed. I look at the IBM pc as the defunct concept of communism in }a world where capitalism is winning out plain and simple. The longer }you keep one hand on your pants and one on piece of junk keyboards, }you'll go through a real catharsis one day when your jobs dry up... } }Later.... } }James Saxon } } }-- } ---- \ / ---- /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ }| O| | O| | "I aught to join the club and beat you over the club and beat you | }| | | | | over the head with it." -- Groucho Marx | } ---- ---- <----------------------------------------------------------------------/ DON'T RESPOND TO THIS GUY!!! He probably won't see it anyway. He's got a .edu extension, so his account is probably dead by now due to school letting out! -- Dennis "Still looking for a job" Lou | DISCLAIMER: Disclaimers don't work! pa1568@sdcc13.ucsd.edu | or cg108fep@icogsci1.ucsd.edu | icogsci1 = flaky; sdcc13 = best bet;
wargopl@image.soe.clarkson.edu (Peter L. Wargo) (06/12/90)
From article <5781@helios.TAMU.EDU>, by jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu (James B Saxon): > For the fortieth time in my life I had the pleasure of sitting down at > another wonderful IBM PC. This one had a mouse and color and everything! > Oh boy what fun... I just wanted to say that anybody who thinks that > the IBM pc is anything but a suped-up apple II is out of their minds. > It is an example of the kind of stupidity that Mayor Koch has been > accused of presiding over. [SOME DELETED FOR SPACE I have never > been so pissed off as when I sit down on one of these pieces of junk > to look at a new program, an expensive program, the best out, and find > that it has as much charisma and agility as a dead rat. YOU PEOPLE > just don't understand the power of freedom. You are the victims of > cybercrud. [THE REST IS JUST MORE OF THE SAME] I saw this and I just *had* to respond... Dear James, (I hope you read this) I feel I am more than qualified to answer your 'tirade' against the IBM PC & compatable systems. I have owned most of the popular computer systems, including the Macintosh. I was the system administrator for several Sun minicomputers, and have experience with many mainframe systems. Disappointment may be the best word to describe my reaction to your article. Computers are like tools - everybody has their favorite tool when they're working on a task. As a professional writer, I used to favor my Macintosh. But, the Mac failed to appeal to the "hacker" in me. So, I started using my AT-compatable, equipped with a hard drive & windows. This combination has kept me happy for some time, but now I'm looking to convert to Unix. This. of course, is much easier on an AT than a Mac+. Ask yourself this: who is the least flexible - the person who uses the system that they find most comfortable, or someone who damns anybody who doesn't conform to what he feels is the "right" way of doing things? Instead of spending your time & net dollars making uneducated statements, consider using your energies to do something constructive. Maybe you can design the "perfect" computer. But don't expect me to buy it. Sincerely, Peter L. Wargo WVNC Radio -- Peter L. Wargo - wargopl@sun.soe.clarkson.edu, amoung others... - Host of "Up all Night with Pete Wargo" on 96.7 WVNC "Radio is the paint, the canvas is your mind."
coy@ssc-vax.UUCP (Stephen B Coy) (06/13/90)
In article <5781@helios.TAMU.EDU>, jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu (James B Saxon) writes: > [EXTREME FLARE_UP DELETED] > James Saxon Hmmm. This is either a "just say no to drugs" message or a Tucks ad that escaped prime time tv. Relax James. We'll see you in the real world. Stephen
ctt31684@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (06/13/90)
/* Written 9:45 pm Jun 11, 1990 by jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu in uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.ibm.pc */ /* ---------- "The IBM PC..." ---------- */ For the fortieth time in my life I had the pleasure of sitting down at another wonderful IBM PC. This one had a mouse and color and everything! Oh boy what fun... I just wanted to say that anybody who thinks that the IBM pc is anything but a suped-up apple II is out of their minds. It is an example of the kind of stupidity that Mayor Koch has been accused of presiding over. There is nothing in the slightest bit natural about using a PC. There is nothing logical about it either. Every system is different. No system is failsafe. I have never been so pissed off as when I sit down on one of these pieces of junk to look at a new program, an expensive program, the best out, and find that it has as much charisma and agility as a dead rat. YOU PEOPLE just don't understand the power of freedom. You are the victims of cybercrud. You may be intelligent but you are as misguided as lemmings. May you get the most out of your software but realize that your eyes are closed. I look at the IBM pc as the defunct concept of communism in a world where capitalism is winning out plain and simple. The longer you keep one hand on your pants and one on piece of junk keyboards, you'll go through a real catharsis one day when your jobs dry up... I'm taking a break from work right now and just came across this note and thought interesting to respond... The outrage, being only a college student, is understandable... To who ever wrote the about note, If you don't see the advantage of IBM PC's and compatibles, you should consider bringing youself up-to-date once in a while, I mean majorly. What but an ibm-compatible can give you near mini performance for a fraction of thier prices? And ibm stands for quality, they just won't break, that's my experiences (8 years) with them...
dave@compnect.UUCP (Dave Ratcliffe) (06/14/90)
In article <5781@helios.TAMU.EDU>, jsaxon@cs.tamu.edu (James B Saxon) writes: > For the fortieth time in my life I had the pleasure of sitting down at > another wonderful IBM PC. This one had a mouse and color and everything! > Oh boy what fun... I just wanted to say that anybody who thinks that > the IBM pc is anything but a suped-up apple II is out of their minds. > It is an example of the kind of stupidity that Mayor Koch has been > accused of presiding over. [... MANY lines of blathering about how BAD IBM hardware is, deleted ...] 40th time sitting down in from of one right? And it's taken you this long to form an opinion? Don't tell me, let me guess... Someone held a gun to your head and FORCED you to use one, right? > Later.... MUCH later I hope... Go home and play with your Timex > James Saxon > > > -- > ---- \ / ---- /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ > | O| | O| | "I aught to join the club and beat you over the club and beat you | > | | | | | over the head with it." -- Groucho Marx | > ---- ---- <----------------------------------------------------------------------/ But before you do, fix your .sig. There are _80_ characters per line, not 90. And check your quote <sigh...... where DO they come from?> *>> Dave <<* [------: Dave Ratcliffe :--------:-: 2832 Croyden Rd. Harrisburg Pa. 17104 :-] : dave@compnect.uucp -or- : The Data Factory BBS : : uunet!wa3wbu!compnect!dave -or-: Data: (717)657-4997 - (717)657-4992 : : compnect!dave@uunet.UU.NET :...........................................] [........use what works..........]
emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) (07/07/90)
In article <805@tzu.UUCP>, bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras) writes: > No silly. The best thing to do would be to write a PC simulator for the > Cray. You could emulate 8088 assembler, the port mapped I/O, and memory > mapped video. Then you link into it a small loader and flight simulator, Unfortunately I can't afford a Kray this week, so - has anyone got a (PD) Kray emulator for a '286 clone, so's I can start testing my Kray_C PC emulator. Please E-mail me first, I don't want to get dozens of copies... Ta! Dave E.