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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@jenolan.rutgers.edu>
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Subject: Re: Alpha questions...
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   Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 04:30:55 -0700
   From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>

   Yes, it does.  And for various political and cost reasons, we have
   no other choice.

Care to elaborate?  I'm very curious as to what the problems would be
if you used the OSF palcode...