wws@rruxc.UUCP (W W Scott) (12/20/89)
Please don't flame me too badly for posting this: My wife and I were walking through a Sears store recently when a salesperson tried to stop us to demonstrate a new vacuum cleaner. It is called a VAX! I stopped, and stared, and asked, "is that spelled VAX?" (i thought maybe the X was a K). I asked if they cleared that name with Digital Equipment Corporation but he didn't know what I was talking about; I guess I didn't really expect him to. So he started to tell me that it's from a British company, etc. I had heard enough. And by now, so have you.
horstman@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann) (12/25/89)
In article <289@rruxc.UUCP> wws@rruxc.UUCP (W W Scott) writes: > >My wife and I were walking through a Sears store recently when a salesperson >tried to stop us to demonstrate a new vacuum cleaner. It is called a VAX! So now you truly know the meaning of "My computer sucks!" Cay
KJCOLE@AUVM.BITNET (12/30/89)
Greetings from the other side... ("I'm baaaack".) Unfortunatly via CMS.
As to the "new" VAX machine, it seems I heard a story 'bout that beastie a
few years ago. Someone commented that he had seen an ad for said vacuum
cleaner which had the caption "Nothing sucks like a VAX"...
Kevin Cole CADS_COLE@GALLUA.BITNET or (if you must) KJCOLE@AUVM.BITNET
(You're all in luck: I haven't figured out how to append my 15-line signature
file... yet.)tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) (12/30/89)
wws@rruxc.UUCP (W W Scott) writes: >Please don't flame me too badly for posting this: >My wife and I were walking through a Sears store recently when a salesperson >tried to stop us to demonstrate a new vacuum cleaner. It is called a VAX! >I stopped, and stared, and asked, "is that spelled VAX?" (i thought maybe >the X was a K). I asked if they cleared that name with Digital Equipment >Corporation but he didn't know what I was talking about; I guess I didn't >really expect him to. So he started to tell me that it's from a British >company, etc. I had heard enough. And by now, so have you. It is featured in the Latest PC Magazine issue. They have a lovely picture and caption. -- Sincerely Yours Tris Orendorff tris@alzabo.uucp -----------------------------------------------------------------------
CMH117@PSUVM.BITNET (Charles Hannum) (01/07/90)
In article <89363.112933KJCOLE@AUVM.BITNET>, <KJCOLE@AUVM.BITNET> says: >Kevin Cole CADS_COLE@GALLUA.BITNET or (if you must) KJCOLE@AUVM.BITNET >(You're all in luck: I haven't figured out how to append my 15-line signature >file... yet.) Need help? Are you using Penn State's NETNEWS system? -- - Charles Martin Hannum II "Klein bottle for sale ... inquire within." (That's Charles to you!) "To life immortal!" cmh117@psuvm.{bitnet,psu.edu} "No noozzzz izzz netzzzsnoozzzzz..." c9h@psuecl.{bitnet,psu.edu} "Mem'ry, all alone in the moonlight ..." c9h@eclx.psu.edu c9h@hcx.psu.edu cmh@psuecl2.bitnet