HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: majors@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Majors)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: VAX Fujitsu->Mac disc retrofit ?'s (pt.2)
Date: 3 Sep 92 16:57:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep3.165733.28901
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

Drive: Fujitsu M2266S-512 (manfd. 12/91), 1Gig.  Came out of VAX (I'm
told), trying to make work with MacIIfx running System 7.0.  The Mac
has no problems addressing 2 other external drives (the IIfx SCSI
terminator is used successfully).  When the Fujitsu is plugged directly
to the Mac (and externally terminated), it is visible, mountable, and
works.  There are problems reported from various software programs
(soon described) before, and after some mods I made per a company who
sets up large quantities of Fujitsu's (but who didn't sell this particular
drive).  I've set it up like:
CNH1  pins 11&12 unjumped (the rest jumpered)
CNH2  pins 11&12 and 15&16 unjumped (the rest jumpered)
CNH3  pins 1&2, 3&4, and 11&12 JUMPERED (the rest UNJUMPERED)
The problems reported are:
Silverlining: status: disk error; in the timing loops: Mac hw&sw
  handshaking failure
TimeDrive:  latency access error -36 (I/O error), test skipped
Norton:  Vol Info Block error (Norton unable to fix); 186 Volume
  Bit Map (error) (Norton unable to fix); Driver descriptor Map on the
selected drive undersized value of sbBlkCount! Repair is suggested
(but repair doesnt' work).
The SCSI Manager tests pass flawlessly, so I don't believe it is a SCSI
problem (and we've tried with and without the SCSI terminator.)  Any
help with this would be appreciated, including what the Norton 186
error means (it is not listed in manual), or Fujitsu's phone number,
etc.  Please reply direct. thanks
-Bob    majors@u.washington.edu 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola)
Subject: Re: RE-MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Reply-To: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 06:05:15 GMT

Andrew Ross writes
> Obviously.  But (and oooh, am I gonna catch flames for this 
> one) unless your needs include NEEDING more than one screen
> and/or having a requirement for nifty movies in the OS, I'd
> be willing to bet that a PC will fulfill them.  Multiple
> screen support and Quicktime are the only REAL advantages a
> Mac has (I can feel the heat already).  There are catch
> phrases and buzzwords aplenty, (ease of use!  Fast SCSI
> drives! Consistant interface! Fully integrated hardware!) but
> none of them boil down into a "You can do this on a mac but not
> on a pc" sentence.  Precious few of them even boil down to "You
> can do this on a mac better than on a pc."  This dumb PC jock
> thinks that if any of you would actually sit down with a PC
> and just USE it instead of stopping every few seconds to think
> "Hey, my mac does that better (or even differently)" you would
> find that, just like with the mac, there are very few things
> you CAN'T do.   Now consider that buying a PC to do that job
> is considerable cheaper (PLEASE INSERT FLAME OF YOUR CHOICE
> HERE) and you have the point most of us dumb PC jocks have
> been trying to get across.

Well, here's one ex-PC jock. I have USED PCs, as you requested.  For  
years.  Moreover, here's one ex-PV jock who felt very much the same  
way that you did.  Why bother with pretty icons?  I can _do_ anything  
they can.
Then I got a NeXT.  And I found out that yes, there is a payoff to  
ease of use, integration, and all those buzzwords.  In time not  
wasted.  In aggravation not felt.
So when I had to get a notebook I was glad to shell out the extra  
bucks for a PowerBook rather than go for a cheaper DOS laptop -- even  
though I know DOS apps very well and knew mac apps not at all (of  
course, if NeXT made a laptop i'd be even happier).
Can I do anything on my NeXT (which is an order of magnitude more  
powerful than most macs) that I couldn't do on a suitably boosted PC?   
Probably not.  But i spend my time actually doing it rather than  
trying to make the computer do it.
Bottom line: my time has value.  my sanity has value.  beware of  
false economies.
--
-
Stefano Pagiola
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: First Taligent *Will* Run Existing Apps
From: tmaehl@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 08:05:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

In article <1992Aug25.210510.22474@pica.army.mil>, 
smwall@aol.com (Steve Wall) writes:
> According to an article in the 8/24/92 edition of MacWeek, Guarino was
> wrong when he said Taligent's OS won't run Mac applications right away.  
> 
> On a related note: I thought of a good name for the Taligent OS. Let's 
> call it Taligent's Comprehensive Operating System, or Tacos.  :-} 
> 

Nooo! Who'd want to buy an Apple Taco?? Sounds like *Health Food*, Yuch!
From: ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: 28 Aug 92 09:47:03 GMT
 <ewright.714240248@convex.convex.com> <15043@claris.com>
 <SES.92Aug19192620@cmns-sun.think.com> <ewright.714326409@convex.convex.com>
 <92237.183929ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> <ewright.714687708@convex.convex.com>
 <9223
Organization: KFA  Forschungszentrum Juelich

In article <ewright.714941609@convex.convex.com>, ewright@convex.com (Edward V.
Wright) says:
>
>In <92240.120751ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET> ASI509@DJUKFA11.BITNET writes:
>
>Do you need documentation to drive your car?  Use your imagination
>
At least I got documentation with my car. So I know what pressure the tyres
need for instance.

>>I don`t know what you mean with German scripts, but when you buy a
>>German wordprocessor or a German spread-sheet then you get German
>>software.
>
>Foreign-language scripts are OS components that allow Mac users to
>do word-processing in German or Russian or Japanese or Spanish using
>*any* word processor instead of requiring software that is specially
>written for a specific language.  Ditto with your spreadsheet.  When
>you use the German or British version of the operating system, the
>spreadsheet you bought in the US will automatically adjust to handle
>German or British currency conventions, dates, etc.  Even the lowest
>of low-end Macs has this capability, which Microsoft and IBM have
>yet to match.  Do I really need to lecture a European on how important
>this capability is?

Thanks for clarification on this. I suppose your Mac wordprocessor also does
Japanese and Russian and Arabic spell checking and hyphenation by simply
telling the OS that you now are in Russia or Japan. Without buying Russian and
Japanese dictionaries and hyphenation tables. Otherwise this "foreign language
scripts" are way to trivial to get a dedicated name in OS/2 or even Windows.
Of course you can configure your system for different nationalities and of
course your spreadsheet uses a decimal point in UK and a decimal colon in
Germany.
BTW: This is something which doesn`t alwasy work on the Mac. Try it with System
6.1.7 and IGOR 1.25 and you will see there is no chance to use German number
format on a German configured Mac.
From: Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: RE: # of files
Date: 25 Aug 92 13:52:29 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2240/175 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI

I've had at least a couple thousand files in one folder level.  Try not to
ever do it yourself - it really slows access down.  I try not to exceed 200
files per folder.

As for how many in a disk, I don't know.  I'm at almost 4,000 now.


--  
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: thacker@cc1.unt.edu (Mark D. Thacker x2568)
Subject: Re: Mac & PC Calendar/Scheduling Software
Organization: Computing Center, UNT
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:32:45 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.194303.5607@walter.bellcore.com> sek@rigel.cc.bellcore.com (Spencer Kantor) writes:
>From: sek@rigel.cc.bellcore.com (Spencer Kantor)
>Subject: Mac & PC Calendar/Scheduling Software
>Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 19:43:03 GMT
>We have a mixed environment of Macs and PC's that are all able to share
>files via Netware and/or NFS. 
>
>What we're looking for is a Calendar and/or Schedule package that can
>be used on both Macs and PC's and the users can access each others
>calendar files that'll be stored on the common server (e.g. Mac users
>could access the calendar files created by the PC application and
>vice-versa).
>
>Does anyone know if such a cross-platform application exists.
>
>Thanks.
>-- 
>Spencer Kantor
>Bell Communications Research
>
>sek@nvuxr.cc.bellcore.com
>{bcr, bellcore}!nvuxr.cc.bellcore.com!seK

Check out the latest issue of MacWeek.  CalScan from RDB Inc. will do what 
you want.  I am sending for information soon. 8/24/92 issue of MacWeek by 
the way.

Mark Thacker

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From: rpadawer@utkvx2.utk.edu (Padawer, Justin Randall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: LOOKING FOR "BIKY BOLD" PD FONT
Date: 2 Sep 92 18:06:00 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I'm looking for a public domain font called "BIKY BOLD"...
It is a Type 1 or TrueType font that looks like
Matt Groening's (author of "The Simpsons" and "Life Is Hell")
handwriting.  If anyone has seen "Biky Bold," please email.
Thanks.

Randy
RPADAWER@UTKVX.UTK.EDU
From: cooneys@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Cyrillic Font for the Mac
Date: 2 Sep 92 11:54:50 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

In article <9qjnbn#.justin@netcom.com>, justin@netcom.com (Justin Milliun) writes:
> Is there a Cyrillic font set available for the Mac?
> I'd be interested in knowing about either commercial or shareware.
> If someone knows about where/how to obtain this font, please let me
> know, and thanks in advance.
> A direct email answer would be best.
> 
> Justin   (justin@netcom.com)
> 
> -- 
> 
> Justin J. Milliun, Jr.             justin@netcom.com
> 
> 

Try mac.archive.umich.edu. There are several under the 
directory "/mac/system.extensions/font/type3/"
BTW, I found you have to enter "get" and then wait for the 
prompt before entering the file name (in quotes); when I 
entered both together I got an error message.

               -- Seamus Cooney, Department of English, 
		  Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
		  e-mail: COONEYS@wmich.edu
From: burglin@opal.mgh.harvard.edu (Thomas Burglin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: SuperBoomerang + CE Toolbox conflict
Summary: Why is there a conflict?
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:43:00 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Aug16.064313.9874@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, jowens@cory.Berkeley.EDU (John Owens) writes...
>When I try to turn on SuperBoomerang 3.0.2 in Startup Manager, I get this
>message: 
>"Sorry, you can't turn on that INIT, because the links to it conflict about
>'CE Toolbox'. "
> 
>I don't even know what the CE Toolbox is much less how to fix the problem.
>I like SuperBoomerang when it used to run before I got version 3. Any
>suggestions or explanations?
> 
>(Mac IIsi, 17 megs memory, 6.0.7, a few inits [maybe one's got a CE Toolbox])
> 
>Please reply by mail if possible.
> 
>Thanks!
>John
> 

Well, quite obviously a pirated copy, since NU 3.0 comes with
CE Toolbox and explains what it is.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Is this a virus???
From: marc@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU (Marc Matteo)
Date: 27 Aug 92 15:50:57 PDT
Organization: California State University, Fresno

It's one of those misc. goodies that Apple puts in the system package.  I     
*think* it's Easy Access.  If you hit the shift key a number of times it kicks 
in with sound for your keystrokes.

Marc
--

Marc Matteo                  | CI$:       70511,3102                  (bad)
Journalism/Computer Science  | GEnie:     M.MATTEO                    (better)
California State, Fresno     | Internet:  marc@csufres.csufresno.edu  (best)
From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (steve hix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Only Mac Does It
Date: 31 Aug 1992 19:31:44 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: concertina

In article <1992Aug27.215335.254@newshost.lanl.gov> Gavin Adams <gavin.adams@lso.mts.dec.com> writes:
>In article <66985@hydra.gatech.EDU> LEE, gt2627c@prism.gatech.EDU writes:
>>Bright future..... Apple cares well........ they are developing
>WorldScript.
>>
>>I don't see any hope in PC in this topic..
>
>Windows NT...

OK, I've read a number of (paper, in the "real" world) articles on Windows NT,
most of which place it as a challenger to Unix ("Is Unix Dead?", and so on),
rather than a product for the low-end, for whatever that's worth.

None of them define what "NT" means.  Please?

>Visualize Whirled Peas!

Not on an empty stomach, if you don't mind.  Three kids graduated to solid
food, and I'd prefer avoiding reruns, as it were.




--
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From: brydon@asl.slb.com (Harvey Brydon (918)250-4312)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: How do I reduce SYSTEM file size?
Date: 24 Aug 92 13:25:16 GMT
Reply-To: brydon@asl.slb.com
Organization: Schlumberger/Anadrill Sugar Land, TX

Somehow my SYSTEM file has been expanded beyond usefulness.  I have a Mac IIci
with 20 Megs of memory, System 7.0.x.  After running out of memory trying to
run a second (!) application, I looked at the Finder info and I see the system
is occupying 14+ Megabytes.

I know that with System 6, if you add fonts or DA's the system file expands to
contain these and does not shrink back when you remove them again.  Is this
the case with System 7 as well (ie. with fonts and sounds)?  How do I get a
'reasonable' size System file back again?

I know I could boot off a floppy and replace the system file, but surely Apple
would have come up with a better way to do this...
_______________________________________________________________
Harvey Brydon         | Internet:   brydon@dsn.SINet.slb.com
Dowell Schlumberger   | P.O.T.S.:   (918)250-4312
           Never moon a werewolf.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: hardesty@meiko.com (Robert Hardesty)
Subject: S/R Fax software
Organization: Meiko Scientific Corp.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:29:05 GMT


Can anybody recommend and good S/R fax software for a Macintosh?
He can be either freeware, shareware, or (shudder) payware.  I am
not looking for anything fancy, just something that works reliably.


Thanks,

-- 
Robert R. Hardesty			hardesty@meiko.com
Customer Support Engineer		Tele: (617) 890-7676
Meiko Scientific Corporation		Fax: (617) 890-5042
1601 Trapelo Rd.  			Waltham, MA 02154
From: temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: 32-bit Quickdraw INIT?
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:57:08 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

In article <1992Sep3.185127.3974@wuecl.wustl.edu>, tjs@earth.wustl.edu (tom sullivan) writes:
>>Nathan Gasser wrote:
>>> Vladimir Ivanovic writes:
>>> >Quicktime refuses to load because it's missing the 32-bit QuickDraw INIT.
>>> >Where does one get this beast?
> 
> I'm curious. I've seen 32-bit QuickDraw on other people's machines. What
> does it do and should I have it on my IIsi?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> tom
> 

While installable as an INIT under system 6 (beginning with 6.0.3?),
32-bit QuickDraw is built into system 7. The INIT is not required if 
you are running system 7.
	What does it do?   Give you access to over 16 million colors 
if you have hardware support, and allows you to dither them if you only 
have software support. Helps with display and color printing.  Makes 
QuickTime movies work, too (and look a heck of alot better when using 
24-bit color).
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.misc:15683 misc.forsale.computers:31503
From: 2ftqdead@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: FOR SALE:  Mac Plus, Mac 512KE
Date: 30 Aug 92 15:19:05 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

FOR SALE

Macintosh Plus, 1 MB (upgraded from Mac 512, so its a biege Plus)
Data Desk 101 key PC-style keyboard (MUCH better than Mac Plus keyboard)
Mouse Systems optical mouse

Macintosh 512KE, 1 MB (via Dove MacSnap 524 board)
Mac 512 keyboard, Cambridge numeric keypad
Mac Plus mouse (its platnum colored instead of biege)
Mac Plus ROMs, 800k internal floppy, no SCSI port
Can be upgraded to Mac Plus for about $200

Send offers to:
Jeremy Milburn
2FTQDEAD@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: deane@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Kimo Kanaka De`ane)
Subject: Re: Man to RTF
Organization: Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 19:53:37 GMT

In article <78608@ut-emx.uucp> crosdawg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Crosby Marks) writes:
>Will someone please tell me where I can get a translator for the Unix 
>man pages to RTF or someother commonly used format.
>
>Crosby
>-- 

	At last, someone who's willing to RTFM!

	A Support Techie's dream....

	Kimo
--
James "Rebel Without A Clue" Deane          Institute for Astronomy
deane@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu                2680 Woodlawn Dr
"My God, it's full of *s!"                  Honolulu, HI 96822
	Grad Student/Astronomer/Diver/Mac Technician
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: OzTeX location?
From: guelzow@brandonu.ca
Date: 26 Aug 92 14:37:28 CST
Organization: Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

This is most likely a FAQ, but I couldn't find the answer in any of the mac
groups nor in the TeX group:
What is the address from where I can ftp OzTeX?
I believe it's in Chicago but can't remember the details.

Thank you very much, Andreas
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Guelzow@BrandonU.Ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: bana@bvl.pt (Rui Bana Costa)
Subject: Re: EasyTransfer now avail.
Reply-To:  ()
Organization: Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 12:58:47 GMT

BANA COSTA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Scott J. Kleper)
Subject: Re: System 7 Sound on the LC II
Reply-To: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 00:45:27 GMT

What I do when recording sounds it first record in the control panel,
then drag them out of the system file, and bring them into Sound
Edit as a resource. Sound edit can save it as a resource, or as a
soundedit file, which can be converted back with little or no difference
using "Sound Extractor" Hope this helps.

-Scott
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Disposable StyleWriter
Date: 4 Sep 92 12:17:02 EDT

leue@crd.ge.com (Bill Leue) writes:
>I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience with their StyleWriter.
>A few days ago, my StyleWriter began making horrible grinding noises when
>it was powered up.  I took it in to my Apple dealer.  According to the
>dealer, there are only two "field replacable units" in the StyleWriter:
>the "frame" and the logic board -- my frame was defective, and needed to be
>replaced at a cost of $309 plus tax.  Ouch!
> [ further tale-o-woe deleted ]

Well, thankfully, my Stylewriter has not yet made any similar grinding noise,
but this does sort of confirm a suspicion I had about it when I got it.  The
manual promises a service life of 6000 sheets (I think), and if it is true that

>I have heard reports from various quarters, including an Apple dealer, that
>the problem with my unit is not unique.

then they may well have been giving a pretty accurate lifetime estimate instead
of being extraordinarily conservative.  I'm content with my Stylewriter, and
will be content (considering its cost) even if it breaks in a couple of months
when sheet 6001 rolls out in a mangled heap :-), but with LaserWriter prices
down to almost as low as what I paid for the Stylewriter when it first came
out, I think it's time to get a more durable printer.

I, at least, bothered to discover the estimated lifetime before buying it, so
I sort of understood this was coming.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: MACS COST TOO MUCH (NOT!)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 15:42:22 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <17ld7uINNdnc@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) writes:

>It seems to me there are certain fanatical persons who starts jumping up 
>and down frothing at the mouth everytime someone makes an uncomplimentary 
>comment on his Favorite Machine (even if those comments were right),

It seems to me there are certain fanatical persons who dote on PCs and
are so obsessed with proving that "Macs cost too much" that they must
do so at every oportunity.  Let me point out that no one here is posting
"PCs cost too much" articles in comp.sys.ibm.pc, although I am tempted
to start.  Yet people who don't even *own* Macs, and certainly don't
know much about them, are posting flames here just for the purile pleasure 
of peeing on someone else's tree.  You say you're very busy with school
work, but you have time to follow a thread in a newsgroup devoted to a
machine you don't own, use, or even like, and email out flames of your
own?  That sounds pretty fanatical to me.
From: ph@galen.physiol (Patrick Haggard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: ewright is full of Bull.....
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:54:18 GMT
Organization: Physiology Department, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Originator: ph@galen.physiol


Well, I read (in a novel actually) that, under British law, the 
copyright of correspondence belongs to the sender, but the physical
medium (i.e., the paper) belongs to the receiver.  This would
suggest that redistributing email without permission infringes
the sender's copyright.  The novel, BTW, is A.S. Byatt's "Possession",
which is a very good read.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.amiga
From: jyoung@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Young)
Subject: Microsoft hard/software incompetence  Re: Atari Falcons $799... 
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 10:43:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.011600.20641@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
>
>I agree with you wholeheartedly, Derek.  Geez, I'm one of the guys who jumped 
>ship with you and dumped all my Atari stuff....I remember your QuickST as being
>one of the coolest things I had in that pile of stuff.  I opted for Macintosh, 
>though...any chance you will develop other emulators (Mac in a PC, Atari in a 
>Mac....nah, forget that one, how about Amiga in a Mac?).

His name is Darek I think.  Maybe you should have tried MICROSOFT MSX
design computers that had big hype too! I wonder if Darek will praise
Microsoft for it?  Commodore and Atari blew MSX away very quickly
so maybe it is good that memory is short?  

Maybe you wanted to buy PC because Microsoft announce new Windows
but vapor took too long to appear and when it did appear it went
into trashcan?

Maybe you decide against PC because Microsoft drop OS/2 after
telling people is GREAT and everyones future???

For sure Darek will speak to everyone (Bill Gates too) about vapor
and terrible hardware/software Microsoft made because he wants
to tell the whole truth.