I started to write up my thoughts, based on my rememberances of Apple //,
CP/M, and IBM PC's, but I see Ben has carried the major thought out first.
Having said that, I do see in the story that we need to be sure we "spin"
the stuff correctly. Times have changed. Back in the early 80's, the
idea of PC training (cost wise) didn't exist for most people. Now,
CompUSA offers courses. However, we can emphasize a few points:
1. We provide the training for free
2. Ours is much more customized & informal than their training (we answer
questions)
3. We're the advance guard - join in early!
jeff
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thought for the day: A priest advised Voltaire on his death bed to renounce the
devil.
Replied Voltaire, "This is no time to make new enemies."
Benjamin Scott said:
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> > http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/4/1/222543/1168
>
> I actually wrote up a point-by-point rebuttal, but when I was done, I
> realized two things: First, that it would be one of many such rebuttals, and
> second, that most of these counter-points were self-evident.
>
> Upon further reflection, I think a bit of a trip down memory lane might be
> much more educational for most people...
>
> <cue clock spinning backwards cut scene>
>
> It is now 1985. The term "hard disk" is what Mac users use to refer to
> 3.5-inch floppies. IBM compatible users all know that January 1, 1980, was a
> Tuesday. Software is sold for "IBM-PC, Tandy, and 100% compatible" computers.
> Major OEMs have their own, branded versions of MS-DOS. Windows does not
> exist. 640 KB was enough for anybody.
>
> The major force in home computing was... user groups. IBM-PC user groups.
>
> People would get together, sometimes over pizza, sometimes over beer. They
> would swap stories and tips, detail the adventures they had recently undergone
> in getting this or that to work, evangelize their favorites in various
> categories, and so on. Software was swapped freely -- most of it
> legitimately. This is back in the heyday of shareware, when if you couldn't
> afford Word Perfect, you used PC-Write. If you couldn't afford 1-2-3, you
> used PC-Calc.
>
> Sound familiar? Rather like a present-day Open Source OS, maybe?
>
> If you told anybody that this crowd would be responsible for the single
> largest period of economic growth in the history of the human race, you would
> have been laughed out of town.
>
> <return to present>
>
> Nobody is laughing at PCs now. They do laugh at Linux, though. After all,
> the major force behind Linux is the user groups.
>
> Ha ha.
>
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