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From: dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: "Shoe-shining" your data
Message-ID: <219@quad.uucp>
Date: 7 Aug 89 17:31:36 GMT
References: <21048@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg)
Organization: Quadric Systems, Richfield MN
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In article <21048@cup.portal.com> thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes:
>Another euphemism I've heard recently is "Big Red."  We know that "Big Blue"
>refers to IBM, but to WHOM does "Big Red" refer?  My guess is Unisys, but ...

Big Red refers to the oft-used switch on the side of a Big Blue.  ;')

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