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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!tor.istar!east.istar!news.nstn.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!news.unb.ca!agate.nbnet.nb.ca!news From: cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca (Lance Cavener) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 02:41:10 GMT Organization: Novacon Canada Lines: 46 Message-ID: <4u8vqu$ijm@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <4j36ev$prl@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> <32023A5E.7623@alaska.net> <stephenkDvp30A.366@netcom.com> <m2d9143tz7.fsf@dunham.tcimet.net> Reply-To: cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca NNTP-Posting-Host: mctnts02c21.nbnet.nb.ca X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:19920 comp.os.linux.development.system:29279 comp.os.linux.x:37452 comp.os.linux.hardware:46745 comp.os.linux.setup:67524 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:984 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4502 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4271 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:25049 On stardate 06 Aug 1996 20:42:36 -0400, Steve Dunham <dunham@gdl.msu.edu> sent holographic email and wrote: >stephenk@netcom.com (Stephen Knilans) writes: >> Well, every company gets too big for its britches. IBM got so big, and tried >> to FORCE everyone to go to MCA! They ALSO charged a FORTUNE for computers! >> NOW, they are relegated to a follower in many areas, and are partially >> RESPONSIBLE for DECLINES in prices! NOW, they are OPEN! >> >> APPLE got so big that JOBS shoved out ALL talent, HE got shoved out, and NOW, >> they are OPEN! >> >> LOOK at DIAMOND! SAME THING! >> >> LOOK AT INTEL! They actually thought they could REDEFINE the P5 after YEARS >> of sales! They FINALLY CAVED! >> >> NOW, the SAME thing happened with MATROX! >You seem to have trouble with a sticky shift key, try purchasing a can >of tuner cleaner at your local electronics store and spraying it under >the keycap. >Hope this helps. THANK you I seem TO be HAVING this SAME probLEM. I musT FIX it ASAP. <grin> BTW: This threat sucks allready, how about we get to something unix related? -- ,.............................................., | Lance Cavener | | cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca | | cavenerl@novacon.com | `----------------------------------------------' | "The Apple Macintosh is for people who get | | confused with more than 1 mouse button" | | Former lead programmer of OS/2 | `----------------------------------------------'