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- From: jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: IBM and 3
- Date: 23 Nov 1992 21:36:53 GMT
- Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
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- Message-ID: <1eritlINN76a@armory.centerline.com>
- References: <2=21ck@rpi.edu> <1992Nov21.200813.6873@news.cs.indiana.edu>
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- "William M. Perry" <wmperry@cherry.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
- >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?
-
- > Who ever said they got it right using 3s? :)
-
- Yea, if you call a /36 "something right" then you have serious mental
- problems.
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- jim frost
- jimf@centerline.com
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