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Re:The Houseboat Wars of Richardson Bay by mwattsun on Friday June 25, 2021 @02:28AM (#27627730)
The word processor in Microsoft Works for the Macintosh was written on a houseboat in Richardson’s Bay by Bryan Haas, who bought a bigger boat with the proceeds and sailed off never to be heard from again.
Re:The Houseboat Wars of Richardson Bay by el_benhameen on Friday June 25, 2021 @02:49AM (#27627853)
Have any good sources for more info on that story? It sounds fascinating and I’d like to read more, but I can’t find anything about it.
Re:The Houseboat Wars of Richardson Bay by mwattsun on Friday June 25, 2021 @02:34PM (#27634637)
I am the source of that story because I worked with Bryan. I wrote the database:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21777891

My email is in my profile if you have any further questions

Edit: I didn't mean to sound unfriendly. I would be happy to answer any questions