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Re: Why is Apple IIGS software not free (rant!)



On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 23:49:52 -0600, root@[127.0.0.1] (Mitch Manthey)
wrote:

>In article <69h6ld$oib@nuscc.nus.sg>, David Ong Tat-Wee
><ongtw@iscs.nus.edu.sg> wrote:
>
>= : As to the hardware being worth more than the computer, anyone who's
>= : ever owned a classic car (Mustang, Beetle, etc.) knows that the
>= : hardware needed for upkeep is more expensive than that of modern
>= : cars.  Why do these owners continue to buy for such obsolete autos?
>
><RANT>
>
>Bad analogy.  I've owned several Beetles, and *new* parts are dirt cheap. 
>Fenders, $30.  Aftermarket rims, $50 each.  Bumpers, $75.  Altenators,
>starters, $40-90.  Ect, ect, ect.  This is the great part of the ole
>Beetles, you can practically build a new one for a few thousand bucks. 
>Anyway....
>

You obviously don't own a convertible.