Re: Windows 95 & Microsoft (vs OS/2?) : long but IMHO good! :-)

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From: jo... Joris Zwart
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:00

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In article <3u0gjh$7...@itsmail1.hamilton.edu>,
jma...@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy) wrote:

>In article <3tvp1i$c...@lynx.unm.edu> deh...@callisto.unm.edu (Dan Ehrig) writes:
>>Robert Miller (rob...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:

>>: Obviously you gave WIN3.1 a good look... thats GENERAL PROTECTION
>>: FAULTS ... NOT .. GLOBAL PROTECTION FAULTS!

>>Funny thing is, this is the only error message that I actually remember, 
>>in all my years of computing.  Of course, repitition does tend to pound 
>>such things into ones head.

>I haven't seen that one for years now.  But I'll never forget "Abort,
>Retry, Fail"!

We shouldn't forget the old devil 'Syntax error' (Yes, I have programmed
in interpreted BASIC. Go ahead and flame me!)

Of course, when it comes to error messages, nothing can beat Unix. I
believe it was something like this:

% "How do you rate Joris Zwarts advocacy?
Unmatched "
%

:-)

Joris

ATTENTION: If you're reading this article from the Microsoft Network, please
be aware that you are supporting an evil and monopolistic software  company.
Please think about switching to a different provider. Thank you for your co-
operation.
-- 
---------------------------------------All I want is an opportunity to prove
Joris S. Zwart                that money doesn't buy happiness - Joris Zwart
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From: jo...@stack.urc.tue.nl (Joris Zwart)
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & Microsoft (vs OS/2?) : long but IMHO good! :-)
Date: 1995/07/13
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