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From: eric@snark.uu.net (Eric S. Raymond)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Recommend a C compiler? (frivolous comment)
Message-ID: <1SV1br#8yFGct=eric@snark.uu.net>
Date: 18 Aug 89 22:15:27 GMT
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In <1989Aug17.162646.21826@utzoo.uucp> Henry Spencer wrote:
> (Please don't tell me about the various pieces of junk with three-letter
> names ending in "GA".  The early members of that family are to graphics as
> crayons are to Rembrandt.)

Much as I hate to defend IBM, and loath as I am to contradict you, I submit
that including 'VGA' as a piece of junk is untrue and unfair. Jaded as I am
after many a NCGE, the X kaleid demo on my new VGA monitor blew my socks off.
Of course, you did say *early* members....

(color X is fuuUUUUuuunnn...)
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