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From:       Ronny Berntzen ronny () norweb ! no
Date:       1999-06-30 20:07:25
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Thanks for your comments Jeff, i appreciate good discusions, and this one got me on \
my toes getting the background info. I had a special interest in the Xerox system, \
since my uncle at that time was a developer for them in Norway and i actually could \
try it out. Well regarding the film, i havent seen it, but i have started to look for \
it, my comments on the film was based on reviews from others. I guess the full story \
will still be somewhat disputed since Xerox wont tell more than what is published \
already.

As a final comment: the MS purchase of Xerox shares was a short time happening since \
that purchase almost took all available funds from MS and at that time they wasnt as \
powerful as today. 

As a final thought: i hope someday some developers filled with idealism like those at \
Xerox, will make a new OS for us, based more on stability than those we have today. \
In the end we all need something that works when we need it, and today we just have \
to settle for whats available.

Ronny


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jeff@wwti.com>
To: <systalk@dhs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Systalk] SV: [Systalk] SV: [Systalk] RFC.tar.gz


 
> > > Xerox, while a multinational corporation, is headquartered in NY,NY =
> > USA.
> > Headquarters is NOT nescessary  the legal home for a corporation. Like =
> > many other great "American" companies Xerox have their Legal/financial =
> > home in the island Jersey in the english channel (for tax reasons). =
> > (Source =3D Xerox annual report 19**)
> > 
> > Ronny
> 
> Ronny, I'll say this,
> I'm impressed you know so much about this particular part of history.  If you
> get a chance to see 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' I'd be interested to see
> a full response.  Not to say that everyone takes the movie as gospel, just
> that there is little available material to contest it.
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> -- 
> "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
> - Albert Einstein 
> 
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