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- From: "William M. Perry" <wmperry@cherry.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Subject: Re: IBM and 3
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.200813.6873@news.cs.indiana.edu>
- Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
- References: <2=21ck@rpi.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 20:08:08 -0500
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- In article <2=21ck@rpi.edu> rogerj@aix.rpi.edu (Diversion (Jeff Rogers)) writes:
- >Is there something that IBM loves about the number 3? Didja ever notice how
- >alot of ibm equipment starts with the number 3? Like system 36, 360, 370,
- >3090, 3270, etc. I'm sure people with more knowledge could give more
- >examples (someone just mentioned IBM disk drives that were numbered 33xx)
- >
- >Is this just coincidence? Or does IBM only get things right in multiples of
- >3?
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- Who ever said they got it right using 3s? :)
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- -Bill Perry
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- William M. Perry / 'When you know a thing, to hold that you know it;
- wmperry@ucs.indiana.edu / and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you
- Phone: (812) 336 - 3071 / do not know it; this is knowledge.' - Confucius
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- William M. Perry / 'When you know a thing, to hold that you know it;
- wmperry@ucs.indiana.edu / and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you
- Phone: (812) 336 - 3071 / do not know it; this is knowledge.' - Confucius
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