Re: A89: Re: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: A89: Re: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!


No offense or anything, but I find such positions stupid.  Basically you are
saying, "If you don't like it, don't use it.  If you don't like it, leave."
That's stupid.  If everyone did that on every issue, NOTHING would ever get
changed, and no one would know anyone's opinion on anything.  The only way
things change is if people express their disapproval on it.

Do you really see no point in petitions?  Or just petitioning this issue?
Petitions have been quite useful throughout history, take a look. :)

Bryan


>
>
> I see no point in petitioning anything.  You can switch to the HP calcs if
> you want.  If nothing else, you could think of the new rom versions as a
> challenge (or hardwares).  And you should be thankful to TI for making the
> calcs.  If you don't like it then, sell it and buy a different one.
> well, I put my little comment into it.  for all it's worth.
>
> Eric Greening
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Serial <Serial@earthlink.net>
> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 9:33 PM
> Subject: A89: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> >
> >You know that's actually pretty interesting I studied this in class. You
> >guys
> >have heard of that kevin bacon game right. where through 5 other people
> >you have somehow talked to or met everyone on earth. It is actually very
> >accurate. Following that logic I've met Shaquell O' Nell .. 1 my teacher to
> >.. 2 his friend to 3 .. the agent of a basket ball player ( i dont know the
> >name)
> >to .. 4 shaq. It is rather interseting. Anyway back to topic. All companies
> >know
> >of this principle, if you were to talk to 6 people your influence or
> message
> >has the possibility of traveling to 1024 other people. I forget the formula
> >but
> >on that same note it's a general formula. Marketers and retailers use the
> >friendly approach to get good word of mouth because it spreads at a good
> >rate. If each of us disuaded 6 math students from buying a Ti assuming that
> >there is about 20 of us to do it on here, the level of influence could
> reach
> >20
> >thousand people. I believe if you told them that we'd all go around telling
> >everyone that Ti gave us the shaft and we each know likely much more than
> >6 a piece I can tell maybe 10 or more. We could possibly make them submit
> >or give in a little. They do have a right to do with what they want with
> the
> >software but on that same note we have the right to preech Hewlett Packard!
> >Tell them there are 20 of us that will tell 10 people each who will tell 5
> >people
> >each who will tell 3 people each who will tell 1 person each. We may get
> >some results.
> >
> >-Serial
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Cyong0@aol.com>
> >To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 8:30 PM
> >Subject: A89: Petition!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >>
> >> TI has disrupted the TI Community, I suggest we start a Petition going
> >around
> >> declaring that if TI does not restore the ability to run asm programs as
> >they
> >> were on the TI-89's and create a patch to eliminate the grayscale problem
> >> they created in HW v2.00 all people on the list promise to never buy
> >another
> >> TI calculator again and suggest all their friends to get HP calcs (which
> >are
> >> in fact VERY good calcs)
> >>
> >> In my school as a Freshman in IB Pre-Calculas (I'm 3 years ahead) with
> >approx
> >> 200 people I know advancing into Algebra II next year who will be
> >purchasing
> >> graphing calcs (right now prob the TI-83) have enormous influence, and
> can
> >> easily convince at least half of them to switch to the HP calcs (which
> are
> >in
> >> fact EXTREMELY good calculators)  I know how to use them fluently and
> will
> >> teach my friends how to use them myself if need be, they will teach
> other,
> >> and I can pretty much convert a large portion of the school to HP calcs.
> >>
> >> Make a petition, requesting TI to restore the calcs to normal and send it
> >to
> >> TI.  People interested, send it around, get e-mail addresses on here.
> >> Whoever wants to carry this on, go ahead, write up some sort of petition
> >type
> >> thing, I gtg right now:
> >>
> >> Cyong0@aol.com, Trailblazer
> >>
> >> Just add on to it
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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