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- From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
- Subject: Re: Rumor: IBM out of hardware business????
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:07:59 GMT
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- In <1jpjabINNlsh@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
-
- >There has been a rumor around this here part that IBM made an official
- >announcement on Fidonet that they are dropping out of the hardware
- >business. I don't have Fidonet access and can't confirm this. Anyone
- >have such access and seen this announcement out there?? No more PS/1,
- >PS/2? The end of their clone line only fater being out for a couple of
- >months? Any clarifications? IBM, are you out there reading Usenet?
-
- Yeah, right! Who spreads these things?
-
- I'll bet it looked like this:
-
- IBM Leaves the computer business, from Nobody's News:
-
- Due to losses incurred in 3rd quarter, 1992, IBM has announced that they
- shall be getting out of the Computer business. This announcment comes after
- Johnny Peabody, nephew of the CEO of IBM, announced publicly that he is
- tired of receiving computers for christmas and would rather get wood blocks.
-
- IBM in a shocking move sold off all of their computer assembly plants and
- are now searching for creative carpenters who can make intricate wood
- blocks. IBM is laying off all but 12 of the people currently working in 175
- plants across the globe.
-
- An auction will be held next saturday to clear out the remained of IBM's
- computer warehouse supplies. Location to be announced later.
-
- :-) :-) :-)
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