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  1. Path: darkstar.prodigy.com!davidsen
  2. From: davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  4. Subject: Re: I GOT THE USR 33.6 UPGRADE CHIP TODAY (Friday)
  5. Date: 14 Feb 1996 23:19:49 GMT
  6. Organization: TMR Associates, Schenectady NY
  7. Message-ID: <4ftqml$23m4@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
  8. References: <4fg3gc$4p1@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> <4fgapq$uko@news-f.iadfw.net> <4flgvo$mv5@pathway1.pathcom.com>
  9. NNTP-Posting-Host: darkstar.prodigy.com
  10. Originator: davidsen@darkstar.prodigy.com
  11.  
  12. In article <4flgvo$mv5@pathway1.pathcom.com>,
  13. Geoffrey Welsh <insystem@pathcom.com> wrote:
  14.  
  15. | If their SYSOP discount programme (which, IMNSHO, _made_ USR as a retail name) 
  16. | is any indication, they don't use any form of first-com, first-serve priority. 
  17. |  In fact, I'd guess that they draw names out of a barrel whenever they have 
  18. | inventory to ship.
  19.  
  20. Yes, but I think they will empty the 1995 barrel before they start
  21. the new one.
  22. --
  23.     -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
  24. "As a software development model, Anarchy does not scale well."
  25.         -Dave Welch
  26.