i am reading the book "fire in the valley - a history of the personal computer" right now and hte part i was reading this morning was about hte launch of apple and what huge pranksters the steves both were and tha they did that as a huge joke to ruffle some feathers 8) (some because of the price and some because of the numbers in the price)
> ---------- > From: Cameron Kaiser > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Macintosh: spawn of the Devil (somewhat OT) > > > In 1976, Apple advertized it's state of the art offering for $666-- > > http://www.geocities.com/~compcloset/Apple1_Ad.jpg > > This provided some fuel for an arguement that Macintoshes are tools of > > the devil, which can be seen at: > > http://members.truepath.com/objective/propaganda.html > > I thought that most of you would find this amusing, my sincerest > > apologies to any devout Christians on the list. > > This devout Christian, at least, finds it silly too. It is unfortunate > what > lengths some people will go to in the name of Christianity (which makes > other > Christians look just as ridiculous). > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
