From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Apr 8 22:13:05 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA26454 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 8 Apr 1997 22:13:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA26446 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 1997 22:13:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id OAA24420; Wed, 9 Apr 1997 14:42:51 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199704090512.OAA24420@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: FW: Unix Gurus shift to Microsoft (fwd) In-Reply-To: <199704090433.VAA01786@rah.star-gate.com> from Amancio Hasty at "Apr 8, 97 09:33:40 pm" To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com (Amancio Hasty) Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 14:42:50 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, chat@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-chat@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Amancio Hasty stands accused of saying: > May I ask what is so stupid about WebTv? You ask this of someone with a predisposition towards 19" screens with .26 or better dot pitch? I've used computers that are designed for TV output (I love playing Descent on projection TV's 8), and I'm not sure which of the thought of trying to browse the web as it exists on a TV screen or considering what it will become in order to be usable on a TV revolts me more. > >From The Desk Of Michael Smith : > > ... however none of them has ever displayed the courage to push someone > > Oh I don't know those guys down there seem to be extremely aggressive to > lead the next wave . Actually, extremely aggressive is not strong enough. Aggression and courage are not the same. > Amancio -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[