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From: agz@pucc-k (Andrew Banta)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: "Women's Ware"
Message-ID: <633@pucc-k>
Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 11:28:22 EST
Article-I.D.: pucc-k.633
Posted: Tue Nov 27 11:28:22 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 02:41:02 EST
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Organization: Dept. of  Mental Instability, Purdue University
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> Neon Software, of Middletown CT has come up with a new sort of approach
> to the software market.  Their product is called "Women's Ware"...they sell
> all kinds of nifty programs, like "checkbook balancer", "Beauty/Fashion"
> and "Home decorator".  It comes in a box suspended from a small coat
> hanger.  However, you know there is no sexism involved, since the box
> says it "for modern men too!"

Sounds like it could be from the same company that offered
"Invisi-Calc", which included a blank diskette and a manual (or non-
manual) on how to use (or not use) the non-existant program.  It was
intended as a joke. I get the impression this thing at the top was also.
What happened to humour?  I guess you people can't laugh at yourselves.
I can sure laugh, though ...


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Andy Banta			{decvax!allegra!ihnp4}!pur-ee!pucc-k!agz
Dept. of Mental Instability, Purdue University --- "I'm OK, You're a CS Major"
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