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Sorry, but all of our public relations staff is at Appleworld. We'll have one of them call you back shortly." The Happy Hacker felt stupid...
...only had Apple refused to pay for first-class airfare to California so that the Hacker could see the official announcement of the new Macintosh computers, but nobody from "little beige" (Big Blue's major competitor in the personal computer market) was even available to talk about the new line of computers--they were too busy playing with them...
Frequently the Happy Hacker receives calls requesting advice on which computer to buy. And, just as the Hacker advises people to wait until all the potential presidential candidates have announced before jumping on a particular bandwagon, he recommends waiting until April 2 when IBM rolls out its new models before choosing a new personal computer. It's not that Apple's new entries are not impressive, but a little patience never hurts...
...although dedicated word processors are a thing of the past, most personal computer users are still living in the dark ages; they use their computers only for writing papers and letters. The Happy Hacker certainly regrets this. The Happy Hacker regrets a lot of things recently, but he especially hates to see things with a lot of potential wasted over misunderstandings...
...library has many other programs and books, and even contains items such as a Lotus 1-2-3 tutorial on cassette. As with any library, there are a lot of materials that seem pretty pointless to the Happy Hacker. But some programs, and especially the reference manuals and books can be especially useful. Check...