Re: [Thinkpad] Sorry Guys

Starfire,
George was merely entertaining us with a bit gallows humor in response
the IBM news.

George, I am with you .. could spin a similar tale about firms for which
I worked.

Frank K-F
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Starfire CT wrote:

> For god sakes man! Switch to SCO Linux and start using Java! Please! :D
>
>> From: "Colgrove, George" <George.Colgrove@state.vt.us>
>> To: ThinkPad Mailing List <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>> Subject: [Thinkpad] Sorry Guys
>> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:39:36 -0500
>>
>> I gotta say it!
>>
>>
>>
>> I think this is my fault. I first was a loyal user of Borland's
>> Products -
>> look where they are now . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> Then I was directed to DR-DOS and loved it only to say good by at
>> it's wake
>> at the Novel Graveyard.
>>
>>
>>
>> This happened roughly at the same time I had my affair with Geoworks
>> (GEOS).
>> GEOS barley exists as it breaths ever so faintly at Breadbox.
>>
>>
>>
>> I decided to go to OS/2 (several times) only to see it go up in smoke.
>>
>>
>>
>> Though I currently (and happily) use Lotus SmartSuite, it is not all
>> that
>> difficult to see it go poof in some dark and stormy night in
>> Cambridge MA.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was a user of Manage your own Money but it certain demise sent me to
>> Quicken.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hate to say it, but the list goes on - man, does it go on . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> When searching for computer hardware, I chose to go IBM, because with my
>> luck, I decided that going with a company of that size, there was little
>> chance that could go under - plus their hardware quality and service had
>> something to do with it.
>>
>>
>>
>> I brought all the others down, but they were small companies in
>> comparison.
>> I just could not imagine, I had the power to bring IBM down! I guess
>> the
>> only thing I can do now to save IBM PCs & Notebooks is to start an
>> affair
>> with Dell! Yikes!
>>
>>
>>
>> George W. Colgrove III
>>
>>
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