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

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From: jma... Joseph T. Malloy
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <DCD3s...@oeonline.oeonline.com> war...@ibm.net writes:

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>I didn't find Win95 hard to use -- just annoying.

Same here with regard to os2/warped: it's annoying to have the system
"crash protect" you by crashing the whole system because you tried to
start up just one simple Windows app. 

>I believe MS secretly owns physical therapy clinics.  That "Start" button
>is certain to cause tons of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Sigh.  Of course.  So use the CLI or the Explorer or for godsake the
reincarnation of the program manager to start those apps.  I guess you
*never* use the mouse in ostwo, huh?  Right.
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From: jma...@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy)
Subject: Re: Windows 95 & Microsoft (vs OS/2?) : long but IMHO good! :-)
Date: 1995/07/27
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