Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!ultra!shj From: shj@ultra.com (Steve Jay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips Subject: Re: 6/8 bits Message-ID: <1989Dec2.050416.2429@ultra.com> Date: 2 Dec 89 05:04:16 GMT References: <1407.257709c4@vaxa.uwa.oz> Reply-To: shj@ultra.com (Steve Jay) Organization: Ultra Network Technologies Lines: 20 In article <1407.257709c4@vaxa.uwa.oz> g_ahrendt@vaxa.uwa.oz (Gunter Ahrendt) writes: >system, as it simplifies a number of aspects. Considering that the CDC Gurus >have quite a bit more brains than you seem to, your the one who seems stupid >not to realize this. I'm having trouble coming up with a clever, civil, way to respond to this kind of unpleasantness. I hope the netnews community (which I have just joined) will condemn and discourage these unwarranted attacks. Anyway, CDC is struggling to remain in the computer mainframe business. They just signed a deal to OEM MIPS machines, and sell them with a CDC label. So who's the Gurus now? Steve Jay Ultra Network Technologies Domain: shj@ultra.com 101 Dagget Drive Internet: ultra!shj@ames.arc.nasa.gov San Jose, CA 95134 uucp: ...ames!ultra!shj (408) 922-0100