Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?

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From: Peter Bunclark
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:14

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Casper H.S. Dik wrote:
> chocolatemalt <chocolatemalt@dim=dot=com.invalid> writes:
> 
> 
>>Excellent points.  I would also add that with our inundation of acronyms 
>>in modern English, many are losing their capitalization in common use 
>>and can't be pluralized in a workable manner without an apostrophe:
> 
> 
>>  I have two cpu's in this computer.
> 
> 
>>  I need a new cb radio... they got any cb's at that store?
> 
> 
> Except that they're not acronyms but rather abbreviations.
> 
> 
> Casper
And you still can't use an apostophe in the plural of cpu - that's an
'orrible misuse. A cpu's plural is cpus.

Pete.

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Subject: Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
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