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From: weemba@brahms (Matthew P Wiener)
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Subject: Re: Speed is the one true performance metric
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Date: Sat, 15-Nov-86 08:09:21 EST
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In article <1913@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes:
>A friend of mine who has used them tells me that when Crays go down, they
>tend to be down for periods measured in weeks, not hours or days.

What utter nonsense.  A company that can afford a Cray can afford proper
prophylaxes, and keep it humming.  If management wants to be cut corners,
they deserve what they get.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720