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  1. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!batcomputer!theory.TC.Cornell.EDU!mdw
  3. From: mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh)
  4. Subject: Re: CM5 pic - terribly sorry gentlemen, it's a dud
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov18.153711.2987@tc.cornell.edu>
  6. Sender: news@tc.cornell.edu
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: theory.tc.cornell.edu
  8. Organization: Cornell Theory Center
  9. References: <1992Nov10.052921.3170@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> <1992Nov11.021830.4926@ryptyde.cts.com> <andrew.722085952@cyfrak.rdt.monash.edu.au>
  10. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:37:11 GMT
  11. Lines: 15
  12.  
  13. In article <andrew.722085952@cyfrak.rdt.monash.edu.au> andrew.moore@rdt.monash.edu.au writes:
  14. >Look, I know me having a CM-5 poster (or copy or whatever) is not going
  15. >to mean TMC sells another machine, or even another 1/1,000 of a machine
  16. >but, having these sort of "publicity devices" (thats what Cray call
  17. >them) available mean people remember that machine instead of a DEC Mpp
  18. >or some other companies engine.  
  19.  
  20. IBM calls them "Public Relations Hardware Accentuators, PN 389-022".
  21.  
  22. mdw
  23.  
  24. -- 
  25. Matt Welsh    mdw@tc.cornell.edu        +1 607 253 2737
  26. Systems Programmer, Cornell Theory Center
  27.   "We're going away now. I fed the cat."
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