Re: A very basic printing question re XY3

[Bill Troop billtroop@xxxxxxxx]

Harry, I can't believe you of all people are quoting Wikipedia. The
article does seem very good indeed, but with this model of
encyclopaedia publishing, where nobody has responsibility (i.e. being
fire-able) for the content, how can we have any confidence in its
veracity? How good is anyone's judgment in the end? If a Hugh
Trever-Roper can be fooled, well, who can't be fooled?


Re Patricia's bogeyman, may I suggest looking at the moral rather
than the technical dimensions? Gates and his wife have boisterously
given away billions to worthy charities, along with Buffet. Steve
Jobs and his wife have given away all of - - - - - - - NOTHING. See:

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072



At 12/4/2008 10:05 PM, you wrote:

> > There is a famous story (apocryphal ?) about how Kildall was
> > offered the opportunity to create DOS, but turned it down.
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> No, it was a lot more complicated than that (and there is dispute
> between rival accounts). See:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kildall
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> >  If true, HE could have been Bill Gates, rather than Patricia's
> > favorite bogeyman. How might the computing landscape be different
> > today, had he not made the wrong decision ? (I've always been
> > interested in the way history could shift, with just one altered
> > decision or small fork in the road.) IIRC, Kildall died young in
> > some tragic accident.
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> Harry Binswanger
> hb@xxxxxxxx