Msg: 5012 *Conference*
03-15-94 11:08:45
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : JOHN STEWART
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5011 (SHOW)
---- Wow... that's an honor... > I was the honorary ten millionth WORKS customer. Microsoft WORKS is a great program collection. I use OFFICE on the family room computer. I like Microsoft products. > Several people were surprised (happy?) to hear that the 100/102 is still being supported by you. That's great! If you still have a contact over at Microsoft, have them call me for the latest details. > Some expressed disbelief that gates actually had a hand in the 100. Do you have specifics, or is this just a rumor? How about the 102? Hmmmm... guess you spoke to only the "new" Microsoft workers. The "old" crowd knew this as truth. Rumor? No way, Jose. A few years ago, at a BMUG meeting in Berkeley, CA, someone asked Bill Gates, their guest speaker, about his involvement with the Model 100. Bill went on for awhile on that dubject and confirmed his involvment. The 102? Don't know, don't think so, except that it uses the basics of the Model 100 system ROM. You might want to send a letter to Bill's secretary and ask that question. > They have gone nuts over coffee in Redmond/Seattle. It is a mania beyond my ability to describe. Expresso machines in car washes? Hey... everyone's into "designer coffee" right now. Yeah right, like I'm going to pay three bucks for a cup of coffee. It's the "in" thing. Frankly, I like my coffee "normal" and served by someone else at a reasonable price, at Ann's Cafe on Oak Park Blvd in Pleasant Hill. -Rick-