Overhyped Innovations (was Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac

From: Tom Owad <tomowad_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat Jun 27 18:41:37 1998

>> Bob was just a dumb program.
>
>Bob was touted by Microsoft as the way user interfaces would work from
>that point on. It was seen as a way to bring computers to mere consumers,
>and launched at CES with great fanfare IIRC.

What exactly is Bob? I've often see it mentioned, but never with any
background to what it actually does.

Thanks,
Tom

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Received on Sat Jun 27 1998 - 18:41:37 BST

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