At 10:51 1/8/2001 -0800, Jim ac6tkwrote:
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>Bill obviously had the balls to sit down and haggle
>rather than take a fistful of money and go to blazes.
IIRC, FWIW, Bill's mother, of all people, actually negotiated the original
DOS licensing deal with Big Blue -- she was, apparently, Hell on Wheels,
until she died a couple years ago.
Regards to the List
Jack, W0YJ
Evergreen, Colorado USA
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