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Subject: Re: Rebel 11 Package: Price, for God sake...

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 07:17:18 10/11/00

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On October 11, 2000 at 06:14:29, Jason Williamson wrote:

>On October 10, 2000 at 19:18:26, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On October 10, 2000 at 18:46:49, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>[snip]
>>>Not me anymore, Dan. I have done that for too many years. In those glorious days
>>>I was prepared to cut the throath of my grandmother -well, she was dead anyway-
>>>in order to get the money for purchasing a miserable 120 Kb program at 90 bucks,
>>>but now, at 51 and in the pinnacle of my career, even if rich enough to purchase
>>>at least 1/2 of the company of Mr Ed - Just I order my agent to sell my half a
>>>ton in gold lingots in South Africa or else...- nevertheless I will not pay a
>>>cent more than, say, 40 bucks. Why? I became an stingy, mean kind of man? No,
>>>but enough is enough. As I write this, in my back, in a special furniture, sleep
>>>a high stack of CD with chess programs that I scarcely have taken. Not to
>>>mention the other furniture full of floppys. Etc. Too much. If I am going to sin
>>>again, must be at 40 US dollars, no more....
>>
>>And another CM fan is born.
>>;-)
>
>
>I think they are not born, but bought.
>
>
>:-)
>
>JW


Well, I will let me to be "bought" by anything that gives me:
a) first class engine
b) database, even if not perfect
c)the choice to use or not several backgrounds
d) pretty gui. Sorry, I like it.
Please, buy me with similar offers in cars, audio equipment, etc. I am ready to
be...
Fernando



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