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From: Jon S Anthony <jsa@synquiry.com>
Subject: Re: Why it was a bad idea to drop The Mandate.
Date: 1997/12/09
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"Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96" <condicma@PWFL.COM> writes:

Asks the questions (concerning Ada awareness)

>     Is there any hope of correcting the misperceptions? Is the only
>     way to do this to get the govt to spend a billion or so on a
>     Madison Avenue styled advertising campaign? Or talk Microsoft or
>     Sun into doing this for them? I'm beginning to believe that the
>     only way to pull the fat out of the fire is with a massive ad
>     campaign like the "Intel Inside" or ADM campaigns to get CEO's,
>     Presidents, Managers and the general public to become "Ada Aware".

"Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain."

   -- Schiller

/Jon

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Jon Anthony
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 Who'd notice?"  -- Londo Mollari