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Article #2678Re: Pixar
From: Mike Ciaraldi
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1986 01:48
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1986 01:48
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In article <2503@pixar.pixar>, good@pixar (Craig Good: Pixar Multiplication Division) writes:
> In article <1281@decwrl.DEC.COM>, chabot@miles.DEC (He turns as a weath turcocl.) writes:
> > Every now and then, something arrives in the mail at work which can be
> > valued for something other than its intended contents: the announcement
> > of the formation of Pixar has on the front of the envelope
> >
> > HOWARD
> > THE DUCK
> > More adventure than
> > humanly possible.
> >
> > My question is,
> When you
> have that kind of machine the Post Office doesn't need to put another mark on
> the letter. Saves them all kinds of handling, and you can have your own message
> appear right there on the envelope. Neato, huh?
>
> --Craig
>
Remember several years ago, when the famous
"Four Color Problem" was solved?
I seem to recall that the university that did it put
FOUR COLORS SUFFICE
on their postage meter for a while.
Sorry, I don't remember which school it was, and whether
it affected just their local post office or the whole city.
Mike Ciaraldi
seismo!rochester!ciaraldi
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