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From: Benjamin Smith <bsmith2@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS
Date: 24 Apr 1996 18:59:57 GMT
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edupress@pcnet.com (Robert Simon) wrote:
>In article <4kp54l$lmj@easy1.worldaccess.nl>, ccwat@worldaccess.nl (Bruce
>Wat) wrote:
>
>> 
>> >They are so many things that IBM is trying to copy to make
>> >people think they are better than Mac.  There's the stupid Recycling Bin
>> >which is are Trash can.  There's the short cuts which is known as aliases
>> >on are System and other things not worth mentioning since it would be just
>> >too degrading.
>> 

It's Microsoft on an IBM x86 processor clone using the Win95 operating 
system or environment. IBM is making OS/2, a nice OS and GUI.


Ben S.