"Denys P. Beauchemin" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>So go ahead with your comments, I am used to them, but I will stand firm
>and continue to present balanced opinions.  (This does not include Macs, my
>opinions on Macs do no represent reality.

We have always known that.  It's good to hear this confirmed by Denys
himself  :-)


>... I just like poking fun at the Mac
>gurus on the list.)

I am no Mac guru (Macs don't need gurus...), so I can't speak for the other
distinguished Mac users.  But, from my own experience, I can say that Denys
and I enjoy a healthy give-and-take on this.  In fact, for the list's peace
of mind, I want to state, for the record, that Denys and I have *lengthy*
private correspondences on all kinds of topics (including how to deal with
crying babies at night -- being old-timer programmers with odd
college-all-nighter hours, it turns out that Denys and I have done our fair
share of nightly baby-calming while our beloved wives took a well-deserved
rest).

Regardless of our specific allegiances (or lack thereof), a few rib-poking
barbs (or whatever the appropriate English expression may be) are to be
expected.  Life would be too boring otherwise.  Besides, neither Denys nor
I are "yes men" (in case you haven't noticed).

Hopefully, our exchanges of opinions (all based on reality, except for
*his* Mac opinions) have helped open otherwise-shut eyes among the members
of this list.  I just happen to believe that marching lock-step to the
dictates of *anybody* is not healthy.  A few well-directed questions at
certain assumptions *are* indeed healthy.


>... You can rest assured that when I classify something as
>bad, it will be something you want to stay away from, like MS IE 4.0.

That's why I use Netscape 4.0.3 (for the Mac, of course).  Although I have
made every effort to make Adager's web site "Best Viewed with *ANY*
Browser".

Back to HP3000 programming after this short break!

:-)


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