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In article <1992Nov16.192810.1213@nas.nasa.gov>, eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) writes:
|> >>>>>what are they getting in addition to computational power?
|> 
|> >In <1992Nov16.171314.2178@craycos.com> sog@craycos.com (Steve Gombosi) writes:
|> >>... several hundred gallons of Fluorinert(r) ;-).
|> 
|> In article <schumach.721938542@convex.convex.com> schumach@convex.com
|> (Richard A. Schumacher) writes:
|> >Not necessarily. Some of us are ozone-friendly. :->
|> 
|> Now, I could go over to Pollock's office in atmospheric chemistry, or
|> some one from NCAR could pipe in, BUT let there be no mistake, the
|> amount of Fluorinert running in Crays is probably trivial to the amount used
|> in baths and washes (I've seen the one in Richardson) used in making computers
|> and other electronics (as I view another hazying Silicon Valley day):
|> Intel, NSC, AMD, MIPS/SGI, etc.

Fortunately, it turns out to be possible to manufacture chips and boards without
using CFC's. Intel, for instance, has/will soon essentially eliminate them. There
was info about this in a recent corporate report, but now I can't find it so I
don't have the details. Hopefully all the other companies are working on it too.

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Paul Pierce			prp@ssd.intel.com
Intel
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