Subj : Newsgroups?
To   : Paul Williams
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Tue Jul 31 2001 04:55 pm

 >BS> Yet these are viable choices.
 >
 >  BZZZT! Sorry, you lose. I don't have an office to go to since I'm
 > disabled. The library ain't wired. And the nearest 'cafe is at the
 > very *least* some 30mi away in San Antonio provided one even exists
 > in S.A. in which case Austin is next at 100mi or so. Double that if
 > you want to go back home at some point.

      No, Paul, I don't lose.  I'm sorry that life dealt you the hand that you
got, but it's still your choice to NOT take advantage of one of those wintel 
'specials' that are so prominently advertised all over the place.

 >
 >  Now, would you like some ketchup to go w/ the shoe leather? Mustard?
 > Mayo? Salt? Pepper? Tobasco? Pico de Gaio? Salsa? Guacamole?

      No need, it's still a matter of choices.  Just because they are choices
that you choose not to make, doesn't lessen the fact that they are still 
choices.

 >
 >  Fwiw, I will also point out that services such as junoweb, netzero,

      I've used netzero with OS/2.

 > and the like require the use of a wintel box running at the least
 > whendoes 95. Those services that don't require such, require that
 > you sign up via the net. Wait a minute? How can you sign up for the
 > net when you don't have net access???
 >
 >  Catch-22 anyone?

      Possibly.

 >
 >  I know people who are still using radio shack trs-80's and see
 > no reason why they should blow $$$ on a box that take longer to
 > boot than theirs does to boot and load a program.


      Again, it's their choice.  I dumped my TRS-80 years ago, much
preferring my 1GHz AMD I have now.  That was my choice.

 >
 >  OfC if you'll netmail me your bank acct number, I'm sure these
 > people (and myself) won't have any objections to you paying for
 > our new systems.


      Sure, order what you want, and send me the bill.  <sarcasm>


 >
 >  After all, you're making them big bucks and saving tons of
 > $$$ by having that T1 your so proud of instead of getting w/
 > the times and using a OC-192 or better.


      The T1 does what I want/need for now.  Again, it's a choice that I made.

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