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Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?

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From: John D Groenveld
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:30
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In article <dkqd1k$5h4$1@neuromancer.cse.psu.edu>,
Coy Hile  <hile@cse.psu.edu> wrote:
>Colin B. wrote:
>> Just to drop a note about the Sparc20 here (remember the SS20 question that
>> started this insane thread?), the final order date was 06/1997.
>
>It is funny to see just how quickly we as a group can get off-task in 
>here, especially when Rich and I end up chatting!

I think its fairly common for technical discussions to pause in order
to rectify confusion in our meaning and to define our terms.

Do the faculty members in the CSE department suggest their thesis
students consult the OED or one of the English language style guides?

I haven't seen any signs of insanity in this thread, but perhaps I
missed a call for more babble over precision and correctness.

John
groenveld@acm.org
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Subject: Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:30:18 +0000 (UTC)
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