Re: ANN: Retiring from A2 world - Good Bye All!

["Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@attglobal.net>]

Sorry about the "top posting". I did not realize that made such a big
difference to the dialog, I never had a problem with it. How about I just
delete most of your post and speak generally rather than make specific
replies?

Bud, I don't think we are as far apart as you seem to believe. I found
little in your answering post to argue with. Sorry if my post was that big
of a mess. I was not addressing the entire business world, but that segment
of it in which a microcomputer or three is a major investment. I was
assuredly not speaking of the level of business in which a $50-grand
consultant is a good idea.

I was comparing microcomputers, and dragging in the expensive big iron does
not seem appropriate to this discussion. If that is where we are going, the
bank I worked at used a Burroughs mainframe rather than any of the
aforementioned platforms. I don't know this for a fact, but I believe that
it did in fact cost quite a bit more than an Apple II or a PC. <g>

Apart from that, I am somewhat bemused that you remark on my "passion" for a
stand and then go on to agree with it. Perhaps you either misread my post or
else I was not clear. I'm happy to take the blame, I've always had a problem
making sensible statements in a brief sentence of two.

"Jalapeno" <jalapeno1@mac.com> wrote in message
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> [Please don't top post, it interupts the dialog]
> In article <3d0b2a2b_1@news3.prserv.net>,
>  "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Uh, you seem to be disregarding the fact that the Apple II+ was the
original
> > "business machine" and was very, very successful in that role.
>
> Really, show me some figures on that, please. During that time my