Re: Who owns Sin, Tan, Expand?

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From: john gay
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1991 19:58

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From article <1991Oct7.123036.3559@ukpoit.co.uk>, by alan@ukpoit.co.uk (Alan Barclay):
> In article <0094F905.0B7BEA00.19652@v6550c.nrl.navy.mil> youngdale@v6550c.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) writes:
>>
>>
> 
> Isn't this a little bit USA-centric? Believe it or not, there are DEC VAXes
> in the UK.

Yeah, they were sold to companies in the UK in the hopes that it would slow
down technology development there.  (kinda an April Fools thing).  I think
that it was a mandate from the government or something since DEC had fooled
so many companies here into using VMS and VAXen.

many ;)...

john gay.                      jgay@digi.lonestar.org

"That's the movies, Ed.  Try reality."
short pause
"No, thanks."
 - part of a conversation in Northern Exposure

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