RE: RE my XP Windows got broke in a Hailstorm

Doug,

I agree.

Your wrote "Or is that inciteful.  <g>  (I may have just coined a new
word -- my dictionary
doesn't list that as a variation of incite.)"

There always been the age-old debate about what the "i" in iSeries and
iNation stood for.  I believed you've closed that debate, quite nicely...:-)

You also said "I really try to stay out of these type of threads, but you
succedded in drawing me into it.  I'll really try to go back to lurking
mode."

It's been about a year since we corresponded, privately, but I hope I can
still be frank with you.  You drug me out of lurking mode, with that
"Age-Old Primary Cycle Debate" over on News/400.  I was glad you did.  I've
been much improved by your doing that, so I firmly believe it would be
extremely unfortunate if you return to lurking mode, right when the
inciteful-Nation needs your help.  The world needs more inciteful, not
less...

OTOH, I believe it's a good time for me to go back to lurking mode, for the
most part.  Getting behind on stuff...

And too many of my comments seem to be inciteful...ROFLMAO  ...Whew!

jJt


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Douglas Handy
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 3:13 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: RE my XP Windows got broke in a Hailstorm


JT,

>>> I can't intelligently discuss the technical aspects of whether their
>tactics were illegal or not.

I maybe shouldn't have phrased it that way, but illegal or not, I'm
convinced it
is how they managed to swing the market share so quickly.

>>> I agree it was a technical requirement, but IMHO a marketing blunder.
>That's in retrospect, BTW...  I ran OS/2 first on an 80386.  It worked like
>a charm,

My point was that protected mode is what allowed OS/2 to work like a charm.
I
don't think they *could* have been as stable without it.

>>>But even 386 enhanced mode was a joke...  the "386 enhanced" mode just
barely
>multi-tasked...

True, but the other modes were even worse.  Just goes to prove that Windows
did
not win market share by technical merits. <g>  I *tried* to use early
versions
of Windows.  Even my 3.0 was largely shelfware, although I found 3.11 and
especially 3.11 Windows For Workgroups to be usable enough to the point I
kept
it loaded.  (And reloaded, and reloaded, ... <g>)

>>> I'm afraid I'm going to have to bail on this thread...  the good ones
can go on
>>>because their perpetually insightful.

Or is that inciteful.  <g>  (I may have just coined a new word -- my
dictionary
doesn't list that as a variation of incite.)

>OTOH, if I hadn't found out about M-L, my
>life would probably be a lot simpler now, so....;-)

I really try to stay out of these type of threads, but you succedded in
drawing
my into it.  I'll really try to go back to lurking mode.

Doug

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