Re: Map Generator....

From: "Terry Austin" <taustin@hyperbooks.com>

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000

"Alan Kellogg" <mythusmage@funtv.com> wrote in message
news:mythusmage-2801001110200001@putc221612001179.cts.com...
> In article <vij29skbpegrtvvl3jmn8vv9h72ls2tn5n@4ax.com>,
> tasutin@hyperbooks.com wrote:
>
> > mythusmage@funtv.com (Alan Kellogg) wrote:
> >
> > >In article <86q3fa0oqp@enews3.newsguy.com>, "Terry Austin"
> > ><taustin@hyperbooks.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> MS deliberately breaks every standard they
> > >> get their hands on.
> > >>
> > >> Terry Austin
> > >
> > >Including one they established. MS designed and developed rich text
> > >format, and gave it away. It turned out to be popular, so they redid
it,
> > >expecting people would pay for the new, "better" version.
> > >
> > >Folks stuck with the original, which is not entirely compatible with
the
> > >new one.
> > >
> > Don't get me started on RTF. I have yet to find two Microsoft products
that
> > can handle the same version of RTF. Different versions of the same app,
> > different apps produced at the same time, you name it.  Even service
patches
> > will screw stuff up. I wonder sometimes if there's a random number
generator
> > involved in RFT formatting.
>
> Funny, but I've had no trouble with RTF Classic, it's MS RTF that's a
pain.
>
What part of "Microsoft products" wasn't clear?

Terry Austin

References

Re: Map Generator....
gherbert@crl3.crl.com (George Herbert)
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
"Glenn Dowdy" <glenn_dowdy@agilent.com>
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
"Glenn Dowdy" <glenn_dowdy@agilent.com>
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
mythusmage@funtv.com (Alan Kellogg)
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
htp@mac.com (Henry)
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
Terry Austin <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
"Terry Austin" <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
mythusmage@funtv.com (Alan Kellogg)
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
"Terry Austin" <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
htp@mac.com (Henry)
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
gherbert@crl3.crl.com (George Herbert)
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
htp@mac.com (Henry)
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
Terry Austin <taustin@hyperbooks.com>
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
Ilya <ilya@spam.free.gamecommandos.com>
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Map Generator....
"Glenn Dowdy" <glenn_dowdy@agilent.com>
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000