5 Nov
1998
5 Nov
'98
6:28 a.m.
> For the Very Reasonable Price of $10,000.00(US) I
will take my
> specimen out in the driveway and beat it into bits and flinders with
> a sledgehammer, while recording the event on various video and still
> cameras... then I will ship you the film *and* the residue via
> FedEx.... and I'll pay the shipping!!
Your offer is very tempting, John, but for $10K, you
should at least offer
to let me swing the sledgehammer. :-)
Could you be persuaded to do it for the sake of Art? I'd offer to throw
in an original Microsoft mouse if you'd like to make the ultimate
Microsoft bashing statement....
An original Microsoft mouse? You can be far more classic than that.
Why not take my original Microsoft paper tape of Altair Basic,
tie it up in knots to make an effigy of Bill Gates, place it
on top of the documentation (with Microsoft's original Arizona
address), and set the whole bunch on fire?
Tim.
5 Nov
5 Nov
6:49 a.m.
On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com wrote:
An original Microsoft mouse? You can be far more
classic than that.
Why not take my original Microsoft paper tape of Altair Basic,
tie it up in knots to make an effigy of Bill Gates, place it
on top of the documentation (with Microsoft's original Arizona
address), and set the whole bunch on fire?
It's a nice idea, but the mouse makes a nice icon and has good crunch
value. You know, Apple is well known for a certain sledgehammer ad.
We're talking big royalties here.
-- Doug
7:30 a.m.
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9:48 a.m.
Speaking of sledgehammers (way OT), did anyone see the
artwork in last
week's Time with a picture of Bill Gates and someone running down the aisle
with a sledgehammer? An excellent photocollage for an article covering the
anti-trust proceedings.
I didn't see it. Sounds like a parody of the Apple 1984 commercial?
9:59 a.m.
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10:07 a.m.
On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
Oh yeah. I might scan it for people who missed it.
Anyone interested?
Sledgehammers being tossed at BillG? Sure! Now does the hammerthrower
represent Sun, Netscape, Apple, or end-users?
ObCC: Apple used to be known for cool ads, but those Think Good or
whatever ads really grated on me. More sledgehammers, I say!
-- Doug
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