peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) (08/09/90)
In article <100506@uunet.UU.NET> newsstats@uunet.UU.NET writes: > 7 297 549.6 0.4% microsoft.UUCP (Microsoft) > 12% comp.sys.amiga 11% comp.sys.amiga.tech 11% comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Is this not a somewhat bizzarre result, since so far as I know Microsoft has no products at all for the Amiga? -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` <peter@ficc.ferranti.com>
ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) (08/14/90)
In referenced article, peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >> 7 297 549.6 0.4% microsoft.UUCP (Microsoft) >> 12% comp.sys.amiga 11% comp.sys.amiga.tech 11% comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc > >Is this not a somewhat bizzarre result, since so far as I know Microsoft >has no products at all for the Amiga? On the face of it perhaps, but 30 seconds investigation shows it to be not bizarre in any way. These Amiga postings are single 62Kb postings of the "introduction to this newsgroup" type by a single individual at Microsoft. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ray@philmtl.philips.ca Philips Electronics Ltd. | ..!{uunet|philapd|philabs}!philmtl!ray 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext : 2347 (Phonemail) St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | FAX : (514) 744-6455 TLX : 05-824090
aduncan@rhea.trl.oz.au (Allan Duncan) (08/15/90)
From article <1417@philmtl.philips.ca>, by ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn): > In referenced article, peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >>> 7 297 549.6 0.4% microsoft.UUCP (Microsoft) >>> 12% comp.sys.amiga 11% comp.sys.amiga.tech 11% comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc >> >>Is this not a somewhat bizzarre result, since so far as I know Microsoft >>has no products at all for the Amiga? > > On the face of it perhaps, but 30 seconds investigation shows it to be > not bizarre in any way. > > These Amiga postings are single 62Kb postings of the "introduction to > this newsgroup" type by a single individual at Microsoft. Well, not quite - the (appalling) Basic interpreter that comes with the machine was written by Microsoft under contract. Allan Duncan ACSnet a.duncan@trl.oz (03) 541 6708 ARPA a.duncan%trl.oz.au@uunet.uu.net UUCP {uunet,hplabs,ukc}!munnari!trl.oz!a.duncan Telecom Research Labs, PO Box 249, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia.