On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, e.tedeschi wrote:
  OK, even if it is the second (third, etc.) most sold
computer in the
 world it is still one of the most popular ever produced and it does not  
Oh, so you didn't actually check your facts then?
  excuse the complete lack of interest that it gets in
the States. USA is
 NOT the centre of the world, you know. Spectrum clones have been
 produced in Russia, Portugal, Brasil, Hungaria, Corea and god know where
 else and surely many are not in any official statistics ...... 
Actually, the USA *IS* the centre of the world.  And the UNIVERSE for
that matter.  And we *HATE* the Spectrum in the USA.  The Spectrum is
un-American, and we American's hate things that aren't American, because
America is the BEST!
And don't you forget that you euro-trash!
There you go, Enrico.  The abuse you are screaming out for.
Sam                                        Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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