Re: Becton Dickinson Attractors Software

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (harbolon@CLASS.ORG)
Thu, 30 Jun 1994 15:57:50 -0700 (PDT)

Bob: I think you have it wrong! You said that the new Attractors
software is the "engine" that drives the hardware and why buy a Chevrolet
and put a BMW engine in it when you can buy a BMW. I think you have that
backwards! BD's hardware is the Chevrolet with the BMW engine and
Coulter's hardware is the BMW with the Chevrolet engine (software). BD
has always had the "flashy software" (albeit incompatible with DOS).
It's too bad that BD can't figure out that they could make some extra
bucks with some "cross-platform" software--duhh--there are companies out
there that are making it with such an idea. Why don't you guys wise up
and take the plunge and quit hiding behind your software--us Mac guys
will figure it out anyhow, regardless of what hardware we run!

Meanwhile, I will drive my BMW (Coulter) with the underpowered software
engine. Who knows? I might decide to drop a Porche engine in under the
hood. Now that would be a combination! At least I'll know that the
doors will stay on and it won't fly apart like the Chevy!

Ross E. Longley, Ph.D. * Harbor Branch Oceanographic Inst., Inc.
Immunology Group Leader * 5600 U.S. Highway #1, North
Div. Biomed. Marine Res. * Fort Pierce, FL 34946
Phone (407) 465-2400, 486
FAX (407) 465-1523
e-Mail harbolon@class.org

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