[Am-info] Re: Election2000/Nader/Microsoft <Dan Strychalski>

[Glenn T. Livezey, Ph.D.]

> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:12:00 +0800 (CST)
> From: Dan Strychalski <dski@ms17.hinet.net>
> Subject: [Am-info] Re: Election2000/Nader/Microsoft
>>Glenn T. Livezey wrote --
>> Gotta save that bandwidth for the history of the [TAB] key ......
>Dan Strychalski replied 
>It's the Ctrl key and the alphabetic Ctrl-key combinations. These
>keystrokes are a particularly beneficial resource of all serious
>microcomputer systems. An entire industry studiously avoiding their
>use for ten years, until such use can benefit only one company, is
>relevant in a discussion of that company.

I didn't say it wasn't. I was being sarcastic in response to the
postings that seemed to imply only technical discussions had merit. 
 
>> ............MS ever claimed to have invented ASCII.
>They wouldn't make such a claim. Their intention is to do away with
>ASCII.

I stand corrected Dan, and repeat, my selection of the [TAB] key
and ASCII fatherhood were meant to be representative of past 
discussions, not archival in nature.

I agree that those discussions were relevant and conducted in a
manner respectful of accuracy and logic. I only meant to answer
the posting that bemoaned the 'loss' of a list once focused on 
technical discourse (while excluding the lists original intent and
all other relevant nontechnical discussions in the past).

Mea culpa times 2 to the Nth power.

Glenn
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The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that 
the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
~ Bertrand Russell
Which may explain how the vote got to be so close, but still doesn't 
explain the whopping ballot discrepancies and hopefully will not 
determine the outcome.  
~ Glenn T. Livezey  11/10/00