mao@postgres.berkeley.edu (Mike Olson) (11/01/90)
I heard an amusing anecdote at lunch the other day from the principal, who'll remain nameless since it doesn't matter very much... A well-known Unix researcher here at UC Berkeley recently switched from AT&T to MCI. He got a telephone call from AT&T telemarketing types soon afterwards. They wanted to know why he had switched. His answer: "You charge too much for Unix." Who knows ... If everyone who switches carriers tells them that, we may drop the price within the reach of individuals. Mike Olson, UC Berkeley, mao@postgres.Berkeley.EDU
dmr@research.att.com (11/02/90)
Mike Olson writes, >A well-known Unix researcher here at UC Berkeley recently switched >from AT&T to MCI. There aren't so many of them left. Next time I'm in town I'll wangle a dinner invitation or so and slam him back personally while pretending to visit the lab. Dennis Ritchie dmr@research.att.com
dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) (11/02/90)
In article <14224@accuvax.nwu.edu>, mao@postgres.berkeley.edu (Mike Olson) writes: > A well-known Unix researcher here at UC Berkeley recently switched > from AT&T to MCI. He got a telephone call from AT&T telemarketing > types soon afterwards. They wanted to know why he had switched. His > answer: "You charge too much for Unix." When I switched my residential default carrier from AT&T to US Sprint last winter, it was for political reasons. When the AT&T marketers called and asked why, I told them that it was due to the decision by the AT&T Foundation to end its grants to Planned Parenthood. > Who knows ... If everyone who switches carriers tells them that, we > may drop the price within the reach of individuals. Let's cast our ballots -- our equal-access ballots may speak as loudly on specific issues as the ballots we cast next Tuesday! Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave [The Man in the Mooney] Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857 [Moderator's Note: I agree absolutely. For whatever reason you decide to sign up with a carrier or drop another carrier, be certain to let the proper people know. Email and the access 'ballot' are powerful tools. PAT]
bowles@stsci.edu (Richard Bowles) (11/04/90)
dmr@research.att.com writes: >Mike Olson writes, >>A well-known Unix researcher here at UC Berkeley recently switched >>from AT&T to MCI. >There aren't so many of them left. Next time I'm in town I'll wangle >a dinner invitation or so and slam him back personally while >pretending to visit the lab. >Dennis Ritchie >dmr@research.att.com Did anyone notice that their is no "disclaimer" in the above posting? Since it came from someone as respected as Dennis Ritchie, can I assume that ATT is endorsing slamming? :-)