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Hey stamp users!! You''re morons who will buy anything!!

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edited 2001-08-09 20:00 in General Discussion
I don't believe that that was a direct spam, The name of the poster
has no connection. I could be wrong, but that is my take. I
currently use both the Mac & PC for my projects, people are to easy
to say that mac support is low. Currently, mac software and hardware
are becomming more abundant.

Gregory

--- In basicstamps@y..., "Robert Staph" <rstaph@a...> wrote:
> I can't believe that one company would go so low as to use
another's mailing
> list for spam..
>
> Since I believe X86-PC's are the best, Mac support is not something
I even
> remotely care about. Overpriced, underpowered, and only one mouse
button...
> not to mention the lack of hardware at anything close to a
reasonable price.
>
> BTW, my PC eats Macs for lunch [noparse]:)[/noparse] I've beaten all the best G4
benchmarks in
> Photoshop and that's very close to all of the speed hype that
surrounds a
> Mac. They can't do any website justice in the server role (not
poking at X
> here, the subsystem for X is great. Just need to disable the
crowded and
> wasteful GUI).
>
> ok I know I did wrong, boot me, I don't care... Just can't stand
by and let
> the apple propaganda engine role me over with lies.. Too bad
anyone with
> perl knowledge can do what perlslinger does, and they can do it on
any
> platform, not just Mac or PC.
>
> Personally, I'd rather own a Sun.... but a Dual 1.2Ghz CPU machine
for 75%
> the cost of the best Mac sounds good to me.
>
> Robert Staph, W3RCS
> The Center for Advanced Technologies
>
>
>
Original Message
> From: "Chuck Britton" <cvbritton@t...>
> To: <basicstamps@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] HEY STAMP USERS!! YOU'RE MORONS WHO WILL
BUY
> ANYTHING!!
>
>
> > I second the motion!
> >
> > As an Educational User, I'm particularly dismayed at the lack of
a Mac
> Mention.
> >
> >
> >
> > At11:18 AM -0500on8/9/01,Chilton Webbwrote
> > >
> > >I don't mind that you don't have a Mac version of your software.
I mind
> > >that for all intents and purposes, it appears you don't care.
> >
> >
> > >Simple solution, go here and download PerlSlinger. It'll build
that
> search
> > >engine for you and set it all up wicked quick.
> > >http://www.webbtoys.com/perlslinger/
> > >
> > >Oh wait, you don't have a Mac. Nevermind, that's MacOS-only
software.
> >
> >
> > Web guru's and education folk aren't the ONLY Mac users either.
Now
> > granny can use her FireWire equipped iMac to make some dang good
home
> > videos.
> >
> > She sends 'em out on the DVD's that she burns.
> >
> > But let's not digress into religious squabbling.
> > --
> > It's no accident that stressed Chuck Britton
> > spelled backwards is desserts. britton@n...
> >
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