From: brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill)
Subject: Re: How many NT SPECIFIC programs have been shown at COMDEX?
Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 21:17:35 GMT

In article <1992Dec13.164327.14517@zooid.guild.org> Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
>>In article <dposey.724051776@well.sf.ca.us> dposey@well.sf.ca.us (David Posey) writes:
>>>In <1992Dec10.205203.23885@fcom.cc.utah.edu> brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
>>>
>>>>In article <1992Dec10.060534.5766@zooid.guild.org> Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>This is from PCWeek about COMDEX92 in Las Vegas:
>>>>>
>>>>>"Of more than 200 applications demonstrated at Microsoft's booth for
>>>>> Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows for Pen Computing, and
>>>>> Windows NT, fewer than 40 specifically tapped NT's 32-Bit
>>>>> architecture."
>>>
>>>>Yes, and another article posted to this group claimed there were
>>>>240 NT apps in the ISV booth.
>>>
>>>>The answer?  Simple.  In both cases the authors did not count for themselves.
>>>>I did count (though I stopped when I hit one hundred, time was pressing).
>>>>There were more than 40 and less than 240.
>>>>The "40" number comes from counting the occurences of "NT" in the booth
>>>>pamphlet, which as I said in my COMDEX report did not reflect all the NT
>>>>stuff being shown.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark K.
>>>
>>>>Brian
>>>>-- 
>>>>C. Brian Sturgill                 Microsoft Windows Family of Operating Systems 
>>>>University of Utah                 Peer-to-peer networking, Multimedia, E-mail
>>>>Center for Software Science          enabled, HUGE base of applications, Object
>>>>brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373   Linking and Embedding, (Oops! need more roo
>>>
>>>Brian, how did you determine that the products you counted 'specifically
>>>tapped NT's 32-Bit architecture'? Did you actually ask the vendors, or
>>>use some other indicator? I'm just curious if you 'counted' the same
>>>thing they say they did...
>>
>>In fact I did ask.  Of the 100 I looked at specifically, only 5 or so
>>did not have at least 32-bit prototypes that they were showing.
>>Most had late alpha/early beta 32-bit software.
>>About 40 of them I talked to at length ( 1 or 2 minutes) because I had
>>specific interest in the products.
>>I spent over 3 hours in the ISV portion of the Microsoft booth.
>>And remember there were more than 100 present, I just ran out of time.
>>
>>>
>>>-David
>>
>>
>>Brian
>>-- 
>>C. Brian Sturgill                          NeXTStep 486 is for _YOU_!!!!
>>University of Utah                    Microsoft needs competition, but I want
>>Center for Software Science          to be one of the many running Windows NT!
>>brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373    :-) :-) :-)  NT SDK: $69; (800) 227-4679
>
>
>Since you already posted _SEVERAL_ misinforming messages on this network, your
>credibility has lowered almost to 0. It's hard to earn a good reputation but
>it is very easy to loose one.
>
>Sincerely,
>Mark K.

Apparently you figured I wouldn't see this since I was unsubscribing, but
I caught you anyway!

Show us those "_SEVERAL_ misinforming messages", there aren't any. I'm
sorry if you believe that I count count, but I did count, and I was there,
and we've even had independent confirmation of that count.

As to my "reputation", well at least many people out there believe, it's
mainly the raving OS/2 fans that don't, and as I often (but not always) post
bad news for OS/2, I guess that is understandable.

Anyway, if you have further insults, please have the decency to e-mail them
to me, as I'm not watching this group anymore.

Brian
-- 
C. Brian Sturgill                          NeXTStep 486 is for _YOU_!!!!
University of Utah                    Microsoft needs competition, but I want
Center for Software Science          to be one of the many running Windows NT!
brian@cs.utah.edu; CIS: 70363,1373    :-) :-) :-)  NT SDK: $69; (800) 227-4679
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