On 13 Mar 2007 19:44:59 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> Since one of the major hysteria media tycoons is Rupert >> Murdoch from Austrailia, I don't think the Aussies on the >> list are in much position to be smug. More on topic, my PC >> and my wife's laptop coped. I don't have a mainframe to deal >> with but I hope all of them in the affected areas of the >> United States of America and Canada were at least checked. >> >> >Actually Rupert Murdoch is a naturalised US Citizen and obviously had to >undergo >the brain alteration process in order to be able undertake his business as a US >Citizen there in the States. > >By the way, as you appear to be a Canadian which we'll excuse you for, the >correct spelling is: > > "AUSTRALIA" > >There's no "I" before the "L".
Oops, either I ignored the spell check or there wasn't any because of capitalization. From what I remember at the time, Rupert came with the reputation of being a sensationalist and in fact changed the tone of most of the media he bought. He became a citizen so that he could own broadcast media. > >Stephen Mednick >Computer Supervisory Services >Sydney, Australia > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
