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From: scot@catzen.gun.de (Scot W. Stevenson)
Subject: Re: Historic Opportunity facing Free Unix (was Re: The Lai/Baker paper, benchmarks, and the world of free UNIX)
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Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 08:30:33 GMT
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Hello Tony,
> > Windows NT has too heavy a footprint (and price) for the desktop.
> Actually, Windows NT workstation is only $295.
(Laugh) Yeah, which is just about $295 over my budget...remember, there
are a bunch of students over here, too...
Y, Scot
--
Scot W. Stevenson scot@catzen.gun.de Essen, Germany
The pen is mightier than the sword, but to really kick ass you
need a computer.