Re: PC or Mac?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Tom Zuchowski noted:

>I remember a great essay by Isaac Asimov in which he told of meeting an
>English professor at a cocktail party. The professor proceeded to tell Dr.
>Asimov all about the wonderful hidden meanings in a story he had written.
>When Dr. Asimov protested that the professor had it all wrong, professor
>assured Dr. Asimov that he couldn't possibly know  the inner meanings of the
>story, because he was merely the author.

Although the author is undoubtedly the arbiter of what he _meant_
to say, he is seldom the best to judge what he _actually_ said.

For the same reason that one who adds up a column of numbers is
not the best person to verify the addition--he already thinks he knows
the answer!