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Guru needed
In message <3.0.5.32.19980810142046.00b09a90@pop.netaddress.com> Aleksander Mierzwa writes:
> There's lot of software for Mac. As well as for non-Windows equipped PCs,
> Amigas or even Atari computers. The problem is, Micro$oft thanks to it's
> marketing efforts worth $$$$$ has convinced most people that if you don't
> keep buying the very latest software, you won't be able to do anything and
> your computer will turn into a useless piece of junk.
Regrettably, those of us who regularly exchange Word, Wordperfect, etc.,
files with lots of organisations have to be able to handle anything.
When I started in the car business (as a rally mechanic) the dear old
Mini used Imperial (SAE) fasteners - metric sizes were exotic and only
found on a handful of cars. I have a _perfectly_ good tool (and
complete) SAE toolkit downstairs ...
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Phil Payne
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