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Re: Executor (was Re: MACINTOSH IS BEST) - some comments
At 10:39 PM 2/28/96 +0100, Andres-Derrick ABALSA wrote:
>Dear Clifford and fellow Executor users,
>
>I have read the posting by Clifford answering Joe Ragosta. I think this
>kind of provocative posting by Mr. Ragosta should not cost so much of
>Clifford's time. I am sorry some people always try to play down the
>technically bright achievements by the people at Ardi. If Mr. Ragosta
>wants to run the latest Mac software on his original PowerMac, I don't
>think anybody in the world can object to that.
>But if _I_ want to run some Mac applications on my Linux box, and I have
>registered with Ardi and am aware of Executor's limitations, then again
>nobody can object to that.
>The main point I want to make is:
>I feel Clifford/Ardi have adopted the correct ethical stance as to bug
>reporting, compatibility issues and the availability of Beta versions of
>Executor. I hope this policy will not change because of some people's
>agressive stance towards innovation.
>I too have owned every kind of micro, from Z80 wirewrapped
>prototypes that I programmed with a hexadecimal keyboard to the
>Pentium I am using to write these lines, with many Macs in between. I
>feel there is no more interest in discussing "the best micro, the best OS".
>Please Clifford, let us get on with Executor. It is a singular achievement,
>much above the kind of misplaced criticism displayed my Mr. Ragosta.
>
>Andrew Balsa
>abalsa@gwsmtp.hec.fr
>
>PS: old proverb "Les chiens aboient, la caravane passe"
>
>
Amen!
John Hess