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Date:      Sun, 11 May 1997 20:03:17 -0700
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        Stephen McKay <syssgm@dtir.qld.gov.au>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Users of CVSup2.FreeBSD.ORG please read! 
Message-ID:  <199705120303.UAA16981@austin.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 10 May 1997 22:17:48 %2B1000." <199705101217.WAA02672@troll.devetir.qld.gov.au> 
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> Ok, a quick point and giggle doesn't always work over the Internet.
> I apologise if I have offended any FreeBSD supporter, whether or
> not they are the owner of CVSup2.

And I apologize to you for coming back so hard at you.  I was
certainly touchier than I should have been.

> This doesn't change my main message though.  Buying non-parity
> memory is still a dumb idea, and worse if it is for a server.

It's true.  I have no argument with that.  But remember, around the
time the original Triton chipset came out, it was practically
impossible to get a motherboard that supported parity without paying
a tremendous surcharge.  It wasn't an easy decision to make at that
time.

John
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   John Polstra                                       jdp@polstra.com
   John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                Seattle, Washington USA
   "Self-knowledge is always bad news."                 -- John Barth



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