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  • Sorry, sinclair's place in history (post didn't work)

    From panks@panks@sdf.lonestar.org (Paul Allen Panks) to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 02:41:18
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    `Sinclair` had a good place in history. Commodore did as well. But the
    C64 took the Sinclair and ate it for breakfast.

    Sinclair was a good design, with software. Commodore 64 was a great
    design, with great software.

    25 million versus 2 million. Judge for yourselves.

    Sincerely,

    Paul Allen Panks
    dunric@yahoo.com
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  • From Peter van Merkerk@merkerk@deadspam.com to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:56:47
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    `Sinclair` had a good place in history. Commodore did as well. But
    the
    C64 took the Sinclair and ate it for breakfast.

    Sinclair was a good design, with software. Commodore 64 was a great
    design, with great software.

    25 million versus 2 million. Judge for yourselves.

    That was a truly terrible flamebait! Do please try harder!

    Please don't!

    --
    Peter van Merkerk
    peter.van.merkerk(at)dse.nl


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  • From Etienne von Wettingfeld@etienne@xs4none.nl to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:21:38
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    The Starglider wrote:

    That was a truly terrible flamebait! Do please try harder!

    He is right though.

    --
    Etienne von Wettingfeld [SuSE Linux]
    Voice mail & Fax: +31 (84) 8835157 -//- www.doomdark.demon.nl

    { -*- Nam Et Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est -*- } MMIII
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  • From frink@frink@homer.cmp.liv.ac.uk (Doctor J. Frink) to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:54:09
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    On 15 Jul 2003 02:41:18 -0700, Paul Allen Panks <panks@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: >Sinclair was a good design, with software. Commodore 64 was a great
    design, with great software.

    25 million versus 2 million. Judge for yourselves.

    People in the world: 6 billion
    Bacteria in people's guts: 400000000000000 billion

    Judge for yourselves.

    Frink

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  • From Phil-on-a-hill@malcnospam@gothcorp.co.uk to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:53:54
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    25 million versus 2 million. Judge for yourselves.


    Well the C64 certainly sold more. However, I do believe that Kylie Minouge
    has sold more records than Beethoven, Vivaldi, Brahms and Bach. Now, why I won't deny that she's an awful lot prettier than any of them, I'm not quite
    so sure if it proves that she's any better?




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  • From Sinclair QL@ql@dokos-gr.net to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:00:24
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    Την/On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:29:50 +0200,ο(η) Peter de Vroomen <peterv@ditweghaluh.jaytown.com> έγραψε/wrote:

    `Sinclair` had a good place in history. Commodore did as well. But the
    C64 took the Sinclair and ate it for breakfast.

    The C64 already had it, and then came Sinclair. The C64 was Sinclairs
    prompt
    to make the Spectrum.

    Anyway, it's all about the software. Commodore had loads more software
    than
    Sinclair. It also had loads more CRAP software than Sinclair :).

    PeterV

    Hmmmm if someone had something weird for breakfast that's probably you.
    LOADS more SOFTWARE?
    Heck NOTHING (still) has more software than the Speccy dammit!


    Phoebus
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  • From Decimal Cat@wells@acadia.net to comp.sys.sinclair,comp.sys.cbm on Thursday, July 17, 2003 02:41:53
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    . . uh?

    And what was the point of this post? No question, no chance for a rational discussion - just a declaration of your supposed "logic".

    Seriously, other than to spark off the flamewar, what was the point?

    --Decimal Cat

    "Paul Allen Panks" <panks@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote in message news:716436f6.0307150141.6714bff1@posting.google.com...
    `Sinclair` had a good place in history. Commodore did as well. But the
    C64 took the Sinclair and ate it for breakfast.

    Sinclair was a good design, with software. Commodore 64 was a great
    design, with great software.

    25 million versus 2 million. Judge for yourselves.

    Sincerely,

    Paul Allen Panks
    dunric@yahoo.com


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