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From: jazzbeau@netcom.com (Steve Barnette)
Subject: Re: VW2.0a for PowerMac - Caution
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Bubble is still fully intact. Go back and follow Peskins previous 
messages on CIS and here. He may be theoretical, he doesn't appear to know 
the practial side. That is obvious from his PB and Windows messages, he 
hasn't got a clue how Windows works.

If he didn't automaticly blame software when he gets stuck I wouldn't 
care. But this attitude of it can be me has to be something else is 
childish. What's the old saying "its a poor craftsman who blames his tools".

In other words knowing Smalltalk isn't enough you have to know the system 
its running on just as well. Too many people think because they use 
Smalltalk they don't have to think about the OS they run on, ST takes 
care of all that. Wrong your not writing macros for a spreadsheet, your 
writing applications that have to interact with a OS.

So have fun supporting him and others like him.

Steve B. 


David Buell (dbuell@QKS.COM) wrote:
: Steve et al:

: >Ever think maybe computers just don't like you.

: <snip>

: >I bet QKS is real excited about the prospect of getting your business.
: >People like you are the reason companies charge for Support these days.

: Sorry to burst your bubble, but Dr. Peskin has been a good customer, and
: has helped us out greatly with early tutorials he created specifically for
: our product. If he has trouble with something, we take it seriously.

: Regards,

: Dave

: **************************************
: "I'm sure it's a bug in our software,
:     but let's explore some other possibilities..."

: David Buell
: VP, Product Engineering
: (aka SmalltalkAgents Customer Advocate)
: Quasar Knowledge Systems (QKS)
: 9818 Parkwood Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
: Internet: dbuell@QKS.com, WWW: http://www.qks.com/
: Tel: (301) 530-4853 Fax: (301) 530-5712
: **************************************
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FCS Systems Inc.                                             
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   A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.



