A89: Re: Re: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!
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A89: Re: Re: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!
Look it's a disgruntled Ti EMPLOYEE RUN!!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Greening <littlbit@txcyber.com>
To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:45 PM
Subject: A89: Re: Re: Petition!!!!!!!!!!
>
> 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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