From: Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: How many NT SPECIFIC programs have been shown at COMDEX?
Organization: ZOOiD BBS
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:30:28 GMT

brian@jaguar.cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
>In article <1992Dec15.161932.15765@zooid.guild.org> Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>...
>>Mr. Sturgill,
>>once again, this is your story and you stick to it. Furthermore, you have
>>send me already several message using profanities in them. I will not
>>send you anything as I believe there is no reason for me to fall as low
>>as you already did.
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>Mark K.
>
>
>Mr. Kovarski,
>
>It has come to my attention that you are talking behind my back again.
>If you're going to yell at me in this group, please copy me via e-mail
>so I'll know that you are yelling at me.
>
>As to "send me already several messages using profanities"..  What
>are you talking about?  To the best of my knowledge, I've only sent
>you two e-mail messages.  One was in regards to one of your really
>sharp-tongued posts about Bill Gates, and was rather nice spirited.
>(Basically I said something like glad to see an OS/2 fan hitting back
>(not that it will help) :-), or some such).  It certainly did not
>contain profanity.
>
>The other appears below in it's entirety.  I'm sorry if the word
>"asshole" offends you as being profanity.  However I find it an apt
>description for your behavior.
>
>Brian
>
>-----
>My "offensive letter" to Mark Kovarski.
>To: kovarski@zooid.guild.org
>Subject: Re: How many NT SPECIFIC programs have been shown at COMDEX?
>Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
>In-Reply-To: <1992Dec12.233143.4776@zooid.guild.org>
>References: <1992Dec10.060534.5766@zooid.guild.org> <1992Dec10.205203.23885@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
>Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
>Cc: 
>Bcc: 
>
>In article <1992Dec12.233143.4776@zooid.guild.org> you write:
>>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
>>
>>
>>That's your story and you stick to it. I rather rely on more reliable sources
>>than your particular posts.
>
>Do you believe I can't count that high, or are you just being an asshole?
>
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>Mark K.
>
>
>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


You're behaviour is quite obvious. Your assumption was, in the beginning, that
nobody else attended Comdex so you can throw some inaccurate information and
nobody would ever find out. Strange enough, your posts are opposite what other
publications have presented. You have on numerous occassions tried to mislead
users. Maybe you will have better luck next time, there is always COMDEX 93.
Just keep in mind, I will also be attending. Maybe next time you will do a
better job in reviewing.

As far as your messages - thank you for the kind words. 

Best Regards,
Mark Kovarski