Jeff, at 18:22 on Tue, Feb 21 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley ...

BG> Yeah, even $29 is quite good, especially as the price for 
BG> the Hobbes 'ROM in the States is US$25, which should 
BG> translate to around A$35.

JG> Yeah, they must get a good deal on bulk buys to be able to 
JG> offer them at the prices they do.

Have you received a catalogue yet?  Mine arrived yesterday, and some of
their stuff is incredibly cheap, such as Encarta '95 for $89 or so, and MS
Office for ~$249.  I wouldn't buy either of them myself, but they're much
cheaper than I've seen anywhere else.

BG> I've had 3 Hobbes so far, and Emacs was on every one of them.  

JG> Good.

A matter of opinion, I guess. |-)

BG> Never unpacked it though, so I've no idea what it is or does.  
BG> Compiles apps presumably, but as I'm not into programming, who 
BG> cares.

JG> It's an editor with many bells & whistles. 

Oh shit, not _another_ bloody editor!

JG> It's free and the more that I use it the more I like it. Chews up a 
JG> lot of disk space though.

Dunno what sort of editor you like, but have you had a good look at OS/2's
supplied EPM editor yet?  Not only is it perfect for text editing, but it
can double as a mini word processor at a pinch.  I had to use it for the
first time the other day, and I was quite impressed.

Regards, Bill

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