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From: psrc@pegasus.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: Call for discussion: comp.sys.ibm.rs6000
Summary: "RS" may not be a popular abbreviation . . .
Message-ID: <4543@pegasus.ATT.COM>
Date: 19 Mar 90 06:20:05 GMT
References: <5661@brazos.Rice.edu> <18149@rpp386.cactus.org>
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> In article <5661@brazos.Rice.edu> carlton@rice.edu writes:
> >This is a call for discussion of the possibility of creating the
> >newgroup comp.sys.ibm.rs6000.

In article <18149@rpp386.cactus.org>, jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
> There is a discussion underway at various places to quelch use of
> this abreviation since there is some other vendor who is already
> using such a notation [ I suspect the reference may be to Radio
> Shack who has a "Model 6000" ].

Also, according to either PC WEEK or INFOWORLD, "R.S." is a common
abbreviation in Australia for "rat feces".  (Okay, "feces" doesn't
start with an "s"; I cleaned it up a little, okay?  See the problem?-)

> John F. Haugh II, ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh, jfh@rpp386.cactus.org

Paul S. R. Chisholm, AT&T Bell Laboratories
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I'm not speaking for the company, I'm just speaking my mind.