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From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
Cc: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au>
Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Don't upgrade your Alphas!
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In article <200303182151.h2ILpcPP035490@vashon.polstra.com>, John
Polstra  <jdp@polstra.com> wrote:
> 
> Also, DEC had only one platform architecture.

Hrm, this was a pretty dumb thing to say.  They had only one
architecture except for the PDP-8 and the PDP-11 and the VAX and a
few others.  "Never mind" on this point. :-}  I plead travel
fatigue.

John
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