From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 1158e3,c9f2b97a84c48976 X-Google-Attributes: gid1158e3,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-14 07:29:31 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!enews.sgi.com!news.ksw.feedmania.org!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,ccomp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml,comp.lang.java.advocacy From: Ted Dennison References: <3b28b7a7$4$fuzhry$mr2ice@va.news.verio.net> Subject: Re: Market pressures for more reliable software Message-ID: X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:28:33 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:28:33 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8725 comp.lang.java.programmer:76321 comp.lang.pl1:1025 comp.lang.vrml:3794 comp.lang.java.advocacy:21095 Date: 2001-06-14T14:28:33+00:00 List-Id: In article <3b28b7a7$4$fuzhry$mr2ice@va.news.verio.net>, Seymour J. says... > >That would help if CU had a clue about computers. Every >computer-related review of theirs that I've read has been seriously >flawed at best. Among other problems, they have a nasty tendancy to consider price *way* out of proportion to other factors (which is OK if you feel that way too, I guess). I remember an issue back in the mid 80's where they recommended that everyone go out and buy AtariST's. :-) --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html home email - mailto:dennison@telepath.com