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Noel Demos <[log in to unmask]>
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Noel Demos <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 30 Jul 1998 23:31:56 -0400
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Tony Furnivall wrote:
>
> At 03:12 PM 7/29/98 -0700, Ken wrote:
> >Gavin has clearly violated the rules of this list:
> >He blatantly neglected to include a
> ><smug and gloat alert>
> >when he tacked on:
> >
> >> Gavin [who has achieved nerdvana today with his new 400MHz PII,
> >>      with 1/4GB RAM, 14GB UDMA disk, 40X CD, and 21" monitor]
> >
> >Ken "feeling neglected with a lowly 200 MHz Pentium,
> >        64MB, 6GB, 16X CD, and 17" monitor" Sletten
>
> Hmm.. a predominantly (?) male group engaging in highly competitive "...mine
> is smaller than yours"!
>
> How about this from a real weenie...
>
> 486 50MHz, recently upgraded to 16MBytes, with a 405 MByte hard disc and 15"
> monitor.
>
> Remember when (not so long ago) the 286 came out?  We are spoiled.

Nick - not quite as fast as Ken, but running at 133 mhz.

Faster than Tony.  What's the implication of that?

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