Mark Klein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Gavin writes:
>
>  >If we really want to do this, then I can pledge up to $1000 towards an ad to
>  >run in the national media (Infoworld doesn't cut it).
>  >
>  >Wall Street Journal, National Edition, Full Page B/W: $154,813.92
>
>Speaking for myself here, I'd match Gavin's offer. 2 down, 152 to
>go. :-)

I'll join the masses :-)    3 down, 151 to go...

I like Ken Sletten's brilliant idea for the (calligraphed?) card,




                                 Dear Carly:

    We like the HP 3000 that Hewlett-Packard
          invented 25 years ago so much that
               we took out a full-page ad in
        The Wall Street Journal to tell you.




Now, for the minor technical detail of the ad itself.  A simple
solution would be to just have the VERY same content as the card
in very large letters so that you can see them from row 176 of the
plane to Philadelphia when some CIO is reading it on row 1.

This way, we don't have to waste any more time thinking of a wordy
ad and we can get back to programming :-)


Time-consciously yours,








  _______________
|               |
|               |
|            r  |  Alfredo                     [log in to unmask]
|          e    |                           http://www.adager.com
|        g      |  F. Alfredo Rego
|      a        |  Manager, R & D Labs
|    d          |  Adager Corporation
|  A            |  Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000            U.S.A.
|               |
|_______________|