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From: nathan@orstcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 80286 rumor - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 1-Jan-84 03:41:47 EST
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orstcs!nathan    Dec 31 03:22:00 1983

no, that's not difficult to believe at all.  Look into the HP 9000
(perhaps an extreme case...)