BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz (03/29/90)
Marc Barrett is now personally responsible for stopping the sale of 5 A500 within this institute. The Guy who was arranging the group to get them thought he would read up on the Amiga by reading, yep, you guessed it, comp.sys.amiga. Of couse, he was struck by the number of postings telling people how useless and out of date Amiga equiptment is (sic), so they're all buying macs. If any any ever sees this shit, would they accept a small donation to help form a fund (all please donate freely) to take out a contract on Marc? At first I thought he ment well. I am now moderately sure he is simply one of the least subtle cases of industrial sabatage I have ever seen. Regards Alan
chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) (03/30/90)
In article <6190@wehi.dn.mu.oz> BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes: >Marc Barrett is now personally responsible for stopping the sale of >5 A500 within this institute. The Guy who was arranging the group to >get them thought he would read up on the Amiga by reading, yep, you >guessed it, comp.sys.amiga. Of couse, he was struck by the number of >postings telling people how useless and out of date Amiga equiptment >is (sic), so they're all buying macs. Well at least they can rest easy knowing they have REAL computers, not the hopelessly out-of-date and ineptly marketed relics we all use. Just think what could have happened if Marc hadn't had the guts to step forward and enlighten us with his forward-looking commentary. >If any any ever sees this shit, would they accept a small donation >to help form a fund (all please donate freely) to take out a contract >on Marc? At first I thought he ment well. I am now moderately sure >he is simply one of the least subtle cases of industrial sabatage >I have ever seen. No, Marc just wants a soapbox for his rambling. He's one of those people with the opinion that if you want someone's attention, all you need is a large enough club and a little bit of stamina. Unfortunately for him, while this increases your audience, it has no analogous effect on credibility. I suggest we end this divisive nonsnse and just all put Marc in our KILL files; I, for one, do not wish to listen to his ideas, no matter how wonderful, if he has to resort to lies and bombastic rhetoric to get us to listen. -Chris -- Chris Lang, University of Michigan, College of Engineering +1 313 763 1832 4622 Bursley, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu WORK: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 900 Victors Way, Suite 226, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108 +1 313 995 0300 "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
xrtnt@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Nigel Tzeng) (03/30/90)
In article <1990Mar29.184736.9575@caen.engin.umich.edu>, chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) writes... ^In article <6190@wehi.dn.mu.oz> BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz writes: ^>Marc Barrett is now personally responsible for stopping the sale of ^>5 A500 within this institute. The Guy who was arranging the group to ^>get them thought he would read up on the Amiga by reading, yep, you ^>guessed it, comp.sys.amiga. Of couse, he was struck by the number of ^>postings telling people how useless and out of date Amiga equiptment ^>is (sic), so they're all buying macs. ^ ^Well at least they can rest easy knowing they have REAL computers, not the ^hopelessly out-of-date and ineptly marketed relics we all use. Just think what ^could have happened if Marc hadn't had the guts to step forward and enlighten ^us with his forward-looking commentary. ^ ^>If any any ever sees this shit, would they accept a small donation ^>to help form a fund (all please donate freely) to take out a contract ^>on Marc? At first I thought he ment well. I am now moderately sure ^>he is simply one of the least subtle cases of industrial sabatage ^>I have ever seen. ^ ^No, Marc just wants a soapbox for his rambling. He's one of those people with ^the opinion that if you want someone's attention, all you need is a large ^enough club and a little bit of stamina. Unfortunately for him, while this ^increases your audience, it has no analogous effect on credibility. I suggest ^we end this divisive nonsnse and just all put Marc in our KILL files; I, for ^one, do not wish to listen to his ideas, no matter how wonderful, if he has to ^resort to lies and bombastic rhetoric to get us to listen. ^ ^ -Chris ^ ^-- ^Chris Lang, University of Michigan, College of Engineering +1 313 763 1832 ^ 4622 Bursley, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu ^WORK: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, ^ 900 Victors Way, Suite 226, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108 +1 313 995 0300 ^"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Hmmm...the modern day equivalent of shunning someone? You are now no longer Klingon...um sorry wrong newsgroup. An interesting social phenomenon...any comments? NT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A| Nigel Tzeng - STX Inc. - xrtnt@csdr.gsfc.nasa.gov // m| // i| Standard Disclaimer Applies: The opinions expressed are my own. \\ // g| \X/ a| "Producing a system from specifications is like walking on water... | It's a helluva lot easier if it's frozen" - Seen on a wall... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------