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From: ggm@brolga.cc.uq.oz (George Michaelson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: UK OSI promotion methods (sigh)
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Date: 25 Jul 89 07:15:40 GMT
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According to an OSI appraisal/newsletter which shall remain nameless
the UK Government is releasing a boardgame with the theme of OSI to
be issued to Industry managers as part of a UKStg 12m package of
promotions.

The mind boggles. 

Has anybody out there received a copy of "7-layer Monopoly" yet?

	If you put 3 red modems and a Green Brouter on Park Lane can
	you charge CCITT tarrif rates?

	Can I be the little silver breakout box?

	Do not pass state <ready>. Do not collect 700Mb. Go directly to
	Bogonland.

On a more serious note the same issue carries a resume of a presentation
by Prof. Linington (UKC/JNT/RARE) which seems to commit RARE-based activity
to CONS. I thought this was still an open issue. Will *all* EC funding be
directed at CONS based WAN or is there any hope of CNLS? Some of the
statements about security/scaleability/speed are (in my mind) still open.

[Ok it was Open Systems Newsletter V3 Issue 5  May 1989. Mail delivery
 in Australia is sloooooow]

	-George
ACSnet: ggm@brolga.cc.uq.oz                    Phone: +61 7 377 4079
Postal: George Michaelson, Prentice Computer Centre
          Queensland University, St Lucia, QLD 4067