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Article #8729

Changes to Frequently Asked Questions

#8729
From: Raymond Chen
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1991 16:54
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For those playing along at home...

No major changes, just corrections to typos and version numbers.

*** faq.csip.old	Sat Mar 16 19:55:30 1991
--- faq.csip	Wed Apr  3 11:49:06 1991
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*** 1,4 ****
! [$Id: csip.faq 4.15 91/03/02 10:58:34 raymond Exp $]
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
--- 1,4 ----
! [$Id: csip.faq 4.16 91/03/30 20:58:49 raymond Exp $]
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
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*** 7,13 ****
  0.1)  What is this file?
  0.2)  I have a question that's not in this file.  How should I ask it
        to increase the chances that I'll get a response?
! 0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks of a PC.
        I have my flame thrower ready.  Any last words?
  0.4)  Somebody just asked a really simple question.  What should I do?
  
--- 7,13 ----
  0.1)  What is this file?
  0.2)  I have a question that's not in this file.  How should I ask it
        to increase the chances that I'll get a response?
! 0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks off a PC.
        I have my flame thrower ready.  Any last words?
  0.4)  Somebody just asked a really simple question.  What should I do?
  
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*** 109,115 ****
      I also keep an index of previously-asked questions in my archives.
      Instructions on accessing the archive can be found in Appendix A.
  
! 0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks of a PC.
        I have my flame thrower ready.  Any last words?
  
      Oh, for crying out loud.  About twice a year some immature bozo
--- 109,115 ----
      I also keep an index of previously-asked questions in my archives.
      Instructions on accessing the archive can be found in Appendix A.
  
! 0.3)  Somebody just said that a { Mac, Amiga } beats the socks off a PC.
        I have my flame thrower ready.  Any last words?
  
      Oh, for crying out loud.  About twice a year some immature bozo
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          ARC     PKUNPAK  PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>PK361.EXE   SIMTEL20
          ZIP     PKUNZIP  PD1:<MSDOS.ZIP>PKZ110EU.EXE    grape
          ZOO     ZOO      PD1:<MSDOS.ZOO>ZOO201.EXE      comp.binaries.ibm.pc
!         PAK     PAK251   PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>PAK250.EXE  garbo.uwasa.fi
                  ^^^ note: this is *different* from PKPAK.
          LZH     LHARC    PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>LH113c.EXE  garbo.uwasa.fi
!         ARJ     ARJ      PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>ARJ020.ZIP  ?
          Z       COMPRESS PD1:<MSDOS.SQ-USQ>COMPRS16.ARC unix archive sites
          TAR     PDTAR    PD1:<MSDOS.FILEUTL>PDTAR.ARC   unix archive sites
  
--- 204,213 ----
          ARC     PKUNPAK  PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>PK361.EXE   SIMTEL20
          ZIP     PKUNZIP  PD1:<MSDOS.ZIP>PKZ110EU.EXE    grape
          ZOO     ZOO      PD1:<MSDOS.ZOO>ZOO201.EXE      comp.binaries.ibm.pc
!         PAK     PAK      PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>PAK251.EXE  garbo.uwasa.fi
                  ^^^ note: this is *different* from PKPAK.
          LZH     LHARC    PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>LH113c.EXE  garbo.uwasa.fi
!         ARJ     ARJ      PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>ARJ100.ZIP  ?
          Z       COMPRESS PD1:<MSDOS.SQ-USQ>COMPRS16.ARC unix archive sites
          TAR     PDTAR    PD1:<MSDOS.FILEUTL>PDTAR.ARC   unix archive sites
  
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      V20:        An 8-bit version of the V30.  5%--10% faster than the 8088.
  
      Also, note that many benchmarks exaggerate the relative performance
!     of the chips since they tend to emphasize intructions which have
      been significantly sped up in the newer chips.
  
  4.2)  Can I move floppies around freely between 1.2M and 360K drives?
--- 552,558 ----
      V20:        An 8-bit version of the V30.  5%--10% faster than the 8088.
  
      Also, note that many benchmarks exaggerate the relative performance
!     of the chips since they tend to emphasize instructions which have
      been significantly sped up in the newer chips.
  
  4.2)  Can I move floppies around freely between 1.2M and 360K drives?
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From: raymond@sunkist.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen)
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Subject: Changes to Frequently Asked Questions
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Date: 3 Apr 91 16:54:32 GMT
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