From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:28:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:28:42 -0400 Received: from elektra.higherplane.net ([203.37.52.137]:62426 "EHLO elektra.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:28:27 -0400 Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:46:33 +1000 From: john slee To: Rob Landley , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: The latest Microsoft FUD. This time from BillG, himself. Message-ID: <20010626214633.N30872@higherplane.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010625200540.A1294@bombe.modem.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 08:05:41PM +0200, Andreas Bombe wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 02:21:18PM -0400, Rob Landley wrote: > > Name one thing Microsoft actually invented. Other than Microsoft Bob. > > were listed and where they bought or stole it from. The only things > that were really Microsoft's invention were, at that time, found to be > a) the .ini config file format (which has spread outside of the MS > world) and b) the annoying paper clip. i don't believe the paperclip was their idea either. the original company or product was named something todo with birds? parrots maybe. 'tis a distant memory. j. -- "Bobby, jiggle Grandpa's rat so it looks alive, please" -- gary larson