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- From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald)
- Subject: Open system are Illegal (was net.views -- which vendor is the most open?)
- References: <2d5yf7b@rpi.edu> <BuBx63.H64@vcd.hp.com> <1992Sep10.024324.17106@decuac.dec.com> <1992Sep11.070009.22079@u.washington.edu>
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- Summary: :-)
- Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
- Organization: UIUC SCS
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:44:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep11.070009.22079@u.washington.edu>
- The attributions are so messed up, who cares???
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- >>
- >> What *IS* an "Open System"??
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- Its a computer with the case off, of course. In most cases in the US
- such a system invites nasty visits both from the "FCC Part 15 police"
- and your neighbors, you know, the ones carrying shotguns because their
- TV picture is all messed up.
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- Doug McDonald
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