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From: "Scott A. May" <smay01@BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU>
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Subject: Re: disappointment vs. joy with CDROM
Date: 11 Jun 1994 14:58:00 +0300
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On Fri, 10 Jun 1994, Young-Kyu Yoo wrote:

> Advice to all would-be CD-Rom owners:
> Get a Mac first.

Good advice. It will make you appreciate the PC more.

> And, if you must run DOS or Windows CDs, get a PowerMac and wait for
> the 486 version of SoftWindows.

They should stick a warning on all PowerPC's as well:

Soon to be orphaned machine. Not responsible for dust gathering on shelf.

SAM