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- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 17:22:37 -0500 (EST)
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- To: Andres-Derrick ABALSA (Andres-Derrick ABALSA) <abalsa@gwsmtp.hec.fr>,
- executor@ardi.com
- From: johnhess@cris.com (John Hess)
- Subject: Re: Executor (was Re: MACINTOSH IS BEST) - some comments
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- 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
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