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From: Dan Karron@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  sgi-compaq deal
Message-ID: <9103091500.AA24477@karron.med.nyu.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 91 15:00:49 GMT
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>> >>prefereed to remain independent, it has in the past sold small stakes to 
>> >>Control Data Corporations and to HNK, the Japanese broadcasting company.
>> >
>> >NHK.  Nippon Hoso Kaisha, if I'm not mistaken (it's from memory; I'm
>> >probably mistaken).  I'm sure the original source had it 'NHK', but 
>> >I thought I'd check anyway.
>> >
>
>Actually guys, it's NKK (Nippon Steel) it made me wonder if the transcriber of
>the article was adding his own embellishments or the original author of the
>article screwed up. If the latter is true how many other "facts" reported
>are worth believing?
>

No, I tried not to make my own embellishments. I ran around today to try
to find a copy of the New York Times to verify the copy I attempted to
transcribe. It was thrown out and I don't have a copy any more. However,
aside from my usual misspellings, I thought that it was the big Japanese
broadcasting company that had a stake in SGI.

So it is NKK (Nippon Steel) that has a stake in SGI ? If that is the case 
then the original author of the Times piece may be due a corrective letter.

Who owns what of SGI ? If there are other factual errors in that piece then
I would like to know. That piece was special to the New York Times, and I am
certain that they (and I) would like to know the real facts !

Thanks for your comments. 

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