GD.WHY@FORSYTHE.STANFORD.EDU (Bill Yundt) (06/09/88)
Mr. Manos.....
Whether a Network Research Corp. offering is a "good
deal" or not is in the eyes of the beholder....not that
I am any fan of NRC. I just wish you people from
commercial organizations (assuming Alpha Omega
Consulting Group is not an eleemosynary would keep your
bad mouthing of products and offerings of other
commercial organizations to yourselves and not clutter
up our bboard exchanges with them. I frankly suspect
the motivations of such opinions and wish I didn't have
to spend time junking such drivel from my incoming
mail.
Bill Yundt
Director, Networking and Communication Systems
Stanford University
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Date: 8 Jun 88 03:43:23 GMT
From: "Theodore W. Manos" <aocgl!tmanos@uunet.uu.net>
Organization: Alpha Omega Consulting Group, LTD, Roselle, IL
Subject: Re: WD 8003E
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In article <1493@nrcvax.UUCP> jean@nrcvax.UUCP writes:
> Network Research Corporation will be selling the WD8003 with TCP/IP
> software (FUSION) together for $495 as of June 15.
Well, considering that I can get the WD8003 for <$200, and NCSA or KA9Q
for free, is this suppose to be a "great deal"?
Ted Manos tmanos@aocgl.{COM,UUCP,UU.NET} or ...!{uunet,mcdchg}!aocgl!tmanostmanos@aocgl.UUCP ("Theodore W. Manos") (06/12/88)
Mr. Yundt.... First, I'd like to point out that we do not manufacture or sell any product to the general public, thus I/we were/are in no position to "profit" by my earlier question. However, I still stand by that question, as well as the correctness and propriety of my actions. You may or may not have noticed that the two software products that I put forth as an example both happen to be available to the public for free. I would be interested in knowing exactly how you propose I should profit from that. You, sir, may or may not continue to "suspect" my "motivations", as you desire. That is your right. However, I both find great fault with, and take personal exception to, you assertion that you have more right to post your opinions, questions, etc., to this network than I, or for that matter, any other person who might happen to be associated with a "commercial organization". I submit that I have at *least* as much right, if not more, simply by virtue of my affiliation with several colleges and DOD contractors, not to mention other reasons. Even ignoring that, remember one of the initial reasons for the creation of the DARPA net - to tie together many of the research organizations doing work with/for the DOD - *not* just to tie together a bunch of academicians (of which I am one also). I do believe that this included *one or two* commercial organizations too. I would suggest that, should you desire to continue this discussion any further, you contact me directly and not bother the rest of the net with what would amount to a personal discussion. You might also note, the original posting was *not* to pcip@louie.UDEL.EDU, but was to a USENET news.group, which is of a much different nature that this mailing list. That the article happened to get gatewayed to the pcip mailing list is beyond my personal control. Ted Manos President Alpha Omega Consulting Group, LTD <referenced article mercifully *not* included, in part or in whole.>