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Article #15532Re: a new VAX machine
From: Tris Orendorff
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 06:13
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1989 06:13
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wws@rruxc.UUCP (W W Scott) writes: >Please don't flame me too badly for posting this: >My wife and I were walking through a Sears store recently when a salesperson >tried to stop us to demonstrate a new vacuum cleaner. It is called a VAX! >I stopped, and stared, and asked, "is that spelled VAX?" (i thought maybe >the X was a K). I asked if they cleared that name with Digital Equipment >Corporation but he didn't know what I was talking about; I guess I didn't >really expect him to. So he started to tell me that it's from a British >company, etc. I had heard enough. And by now, so have you. It is featured in the Latest PC Magazine issue. They have a lovely picture and caption. -- Sincerely Yours Tris Orendorff tris@alzabo.uucp -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!shadooby!samsung!uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!alzabo!tris From: tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.org.decus,comp.sys.dec,rec.humor Subject: Re: a new VAX machine Keywords: it really sucks! Message-ID: <1989Dec30.061340.1605@alzabo.uucp> Date: 30 Dec 89 06:13:40 GMT References: <289@rruxc.UUCP> Lines: 20