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From: sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: CBEMA
Message-ID: <2073@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 14:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 14:06:00 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:10:42 EDT
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> 	Having dealt with CBEMA before on ANSI X3B6 the admonition about suite
> numbers is not unfounded in this case. CBEMA seems to purport itself to _be_
> ANSI! It is not; it is a private profit making company much like many of the
> other beltway bandits subsisting on government contracts. Additionally because
> of prohibitions of certain conduct of government employees, the use of a contrac
> tor to interface with the industry representatives avoids these situations.
> CBEMA is only as secure as its likelihood of another government contract.
> 
> 				Whichever way the congress blows,
> 				mlsmith@nadc.ARPA

Not true.

CBEMA is the Computer and Business Manufacturers Association.  It is a
non-profit trade association which amongst other things acts as the
secretatiat of:

X3 - Information Processing Systems
A fully accredited standards body operating under the procedures of the
American National Standards Institute.

CBEMA does not purport to be ANSI, and it does not live on goverment
contracts.  If you have been on an X3 committee you should have a better
grasp of the administrative structure.  Please be more careful when
posting.
-- 
Stephen J. Langdon                  ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl

[ The article above is not an official statement from any organization
  in the known universe. ]


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