Bill, I have never considered it up-lifting to belittle another person. George Yankey On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 05:11 PM, Bill Holt wrote:
> It was an irrelevant error, Beth. > > Is anyone here naive enough to believe that Ozone Al would _not_ have > accepted credit for the creation of the Internet if anyone had actually > believed the supposed claim? I hope not. Mac users are supposed to > be way > smarter than that. > > If Global Warming Al has any real input on the board - any real effect > in > determining the future of Apple - then I'm worried about the future of > the > company for the first time. However, if the company is just holding > him up > for public viewing to demonstrate that "Yes, even World Government Al > can > use a Mac!" then perhaps it's good marketing. > > Bill Holt > > > ---------- >> From: "Beth Ernst" <bernst at fastline.com> >> To: <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Subject: MacGroup: RE: Offtopic: Re: Former U.S. V.P. Elected to >> Apple Board >> Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2003, 11:32 AM >> > >> I have been out of the office since I sent my email containing what I >> now >> know to be an error in respect to former V.P. Al Gore's comments. I >> apologize if I offended anyone with my comments. This was so widely >> spoken >> of in the media and I never heard the real story behind the comment. >> I have >> been enlightened and thanks to those who have set the record >> straight. In >> the future I will check my facts before I open my big mouth. >> >> Beth >> >>> ---------- >>> From: Frank Hammitt >>> Reply To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 7:57 PM >>> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Subject: Re: MacGroup: Re: Former U.S. V.P. Elected to Apple Board >>> >>> Irrespective of anyone's political persuasion >> http://www.truthorfiction.com is usually a good source of >> information. Al> >> '> s ordeal is in there >>> at http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/goreinternet.htm. >>> >>> Sorry if this stings either way. >>> >>> Frank >>> >>> >>> On 3/20/03 7:04 PM, "George H. Yankey" <jeffco13 at bellsouth.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Allan for setting the record straight. >>>> >>>> George Yankey >>>> On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 06:19 PM, Allan Atherton wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Beth Ernst" <bernst at fastline.com> wrote: >>>>>> And let's not forget he started the internet. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> I don't think he ever said that. He said he was on the govt >>>>> committee >>>>> that >>>>> made the formerly military internet available to the public. I >>>>> think >>>>> the >>>>> military was against it and he was for it, and his point was that >>>>> we >>>>> might >>>>> not have had the internet without him. >>>>> Allan Atherton >>>>> >>>>> > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
