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From: "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" <harter@feeding.frenzy.com>
To: Jacob Suter <jsuter@linus.intrastar.net>
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On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Jacob Suter wrote:

> My point (as the support personel of intrastar.net)...  morons shouldn't
> use unix...  If I have a user that calls and does something to the tune of
> "I GOT MY (unix type) CD TODAY - PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO EXPLOIT SOMETHING
> COOL!" I'm not going to be super-keen on telling this person what to
> do.Unix IMHO is for elite people, not for lowly lamer people (ie - the guy
> that barely knew enough to go to WAlmart and spend a lot of money on a
> packard bell)..

Which is exactly why Win* is winning and Unix in general is being seen 
as old and unpopular by higher management. We shall be assimilated by 
billy unless you help others see the light.

=)

SAM HAYES MERRITT, III                          Surgimedics, Inc.
Email: harter@feeding.frenzy.com                  Systems Admin 
http://www.surgimedics.com                        1800.669.9001