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From:G.A.Griggs
Date:30 Sep 2000 at 00:23:18
Subject:Re: Knock Offs

Kree Gareth

On 28-Sep-00, you gnashed on about [amigactive] Re: Knock Offs:

>GG Hello G.A.Griggs,

>GG> Well picked up my copy this morning on the way to work, sat down at tea
>GG> break to read it. When I got to the article by Chris and thought this
>GG> isn't the Chris we know and love. The only explanation that I can think
>GG> of

>GG Aaah right. I getcha, I think :-) I'll have to wait until my copy
>GG arrives before I can see what you're talking about :-)

>GG> caught them in the morning (They would have spent the rest of the night
>GG> looking for the Shutdown Button).

>GG They wouldn't get very far on a PC either, then :-) It's a Start button
>GG :-P
O.K. O.K the shutdowm option on the start button . Just shows you the
twisted sort of logic they have at M$ "To stop computer press Start".
>GG Seriously though, I have a "Start" button on my Magellan desktop and it
>GG does just that, it Start's my Internet connection going :-) I can see a
>GG Windows user clicking that and being mystified when, instead of showing
>GG a nice menu with that familiar "Shut Down..." option, the modem starts
>GG dialling :-)

>GG Cheers,
>GG GazChap.
Draylan tru



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