From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Tue Nov 17 1998 - 22:20:58 MST
> Who cares? It's something to do. Can't you simulate virtual memory?
this comment brightened my day. {8^D
> if I see another 20 pound casette playing ghetto blaster in my local
> "Good Guys" electronics store I think I'm going to vomit. You tear
> the things apart, and they're nothing but empty shells weighted down.
i would like to make a list of things manufacturers have done which
actually reduce the usefulness of a product in order to enhance its
marketability. the early 4 function electronic calculators were weighted
to appeal to consumers who thought them more durable. microsoft
products are weighted with dead code to make them appear more
sophisticated (i assume thats why they do it). spike
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