#: 7507 S15/Hot Topics
    18-Oct-90  02:34:11
Sb: #7499-#Fest
Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
To: Bill Dickhaus 70325,523 (X)

I don't think it hurts OS9 itself... just shows the (nervous :-) fervor of the
various vendors.  I agree, they should mention only their own system. That
said, I'm now going to add my own public exasperation at all those very poorly
thought out messages:

To Paul (#7421) - You sure wrote a dumb message, eh?  If you meant the PT68K2,
you should've said so.  Mentioning DELMAR in the same breath was wrong, too.
And never say "but no TC9 or TC70" or "the contrast was nicer" etc... as a
machine competitor you're obliged to add "I personally didn't see XXX" or "to
me the contrast seemed nicer", etc, if you must say anything.

To Ed (#7465-67) - A little overkill on the reply, wasn't there?  Nothing like
taking one sentence and turning it into a bash fest.  You could, and should,
have resolved this by phone or email.  Also, your message noted that one OSK
version was indeed flaky... which amusingly backed up his message.  Lots more,
but all in all you went way overboard.  Oh, and "CM-8/multisync" was obvious to
_everyone_ else as shorthand for "CM-8 or multisync".

To Frank (#7477-78,7506) - CIS forum regulars try to assume that an honest or
simple mistake was made, instead of calling someone a liar.  Worse, vague
accusations without backup facts is a no-no.  Besides making YOU look bad, it
also opens your messages for similar inspection:  I saw no working TC70
prototype at the show, either.  A supposedly working card which was never
hooked up, yes.  And sure, Pease ran his program on a 16Mhz 68000 K-Bus card;
your message implied it was done on a TC70.  Am I also a "liar"?  Or just
honestly mistaken?

To all 3 -  There is no need to point out that a competitor has dumped on your
machine... readers are smart people.  Please try to work out things behind the
scenes, then post corrections in public.  Even tho I work for all of you, I
will not hesitate to singe the next one to step out of bounds. And by golly, my
flames are hot and reach far ;-).  Thanks! - kev

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