Laugh, it's funny

[Randy Dawson]

Marcin,

I agree.  This group can be dumber than a stick at times.
They will never get it.

Randy

> From: teoz at neo.rr.com
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Laugh, it's funny
> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:16:49 -0400
> 
> They seem to have a decent budget for props/photoshop work.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curt @ Atari Museum" <curt at atarimuseum.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Laugh, it's funny
> 
> 
> > If it is a joke, it was very convincing... certainly had me going, the 
> > machine is pretty cool looking though.    Little early for April Fools, 
> > isn't it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Joe Giliberti wrote:
> >> The machine in the fake advert looks as though it could have existed at 
> >> one
> >> point
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Marcin Wichary <mwichary at gmail.com> 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> For those unfamiliar with The Onion’s style of humour, this is a joke. 
> >>> :)
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Curt @ Atari Museum
> >>> <curt at atarimuseum.com>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> What's not so funny is, the article could've mentioned a telco# or 
> >>>> (looks
> >>>> like these guys don't have one - a website) ---  If they are hurting 
> >>>> for
> >>>>
> >>> $$$
> >>>
> >>>> I'm sure enough of us calling to see if they have any of their X-117C
> >>>> computers or parts still lying around, we'd all help buy those up and
> >>>>
> >>> those
> >>>
> >>>> guys would make a few bucks, I for one think that is a damned cool
> >>>>
> >>> looking
> >>>
> >>>> computer, I wonder if it was a CP/M box... I can't find ANY reference 
> >>>> or
> >>>>
> >>> a
> >>>
> >>>> Xalaga computer anywhere, and never heard of one until today. 
> >>>> Judging
> >>>> from that alone, looks like these guys biggest problem is they didn't
> >>>>
> >>> know
> >>>
> >>>> how to market themselves very well.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Curt
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Evan Koblentz wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>> http://www.theonion.com/articles/computer-company-started-in-garage-30-years-ago-no,17124/
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>
> >> 
> 
 		 	   		  
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