jpm@cs.hut.fi (Jussi-Pekka Mantere) (05/22/91)
Who has said: "Our goal is to put a computer on every desktop, and they will be the window into the world of information." No. No. Yes. A severe case of deja vu... But this time, is Bill Steve or John Steve or Bill John or ... (It was none other than William Gates, on Moneyline on CNN International speaking from Comdex in Atlanta.) Chape
ae219fl@prism.gatech.EDU (TSUNG,FU-LIN) (05/22/91)
In article <JPM.91May22024929@sauna.hut.fi> jpm@cs.hut.fi (Jussi-Pekka Mantere) writes: >Who has said: > "Our goal is to put a computer on every desktop, > and they will be the window into the world of information." > ..... >(It was none other than William Gates, on Moneyline on CNN International >speaking from Comdex in Atlanta.) >Chape During the Comdex Spring/Windows World 91 (also known as Windex 8-), Bill mentioned - if windows 3.0 blurs the line between compatibles and macs, the 3.1 will erase the line. (paraphrasing from the paper I read- I only attended the display section) Supposely the 3.1 will due out later this year, it'll use the True-type technology and have better information exchange capability, etc. than the 3.0 I guess the 7.0 group should start working on the 8.0 immediately 8-). Another sad news, Apple will layoff approx 1500 emp. during the next year. -- Fu-Lin Tsung Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!ae219fl Internet: ae219fl@prism.gatech.edu