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From: cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: New company founded
Message-ID: <11929@sun.uucp>
Date: Thu, 22-Jan-87 18:24:58 EST
Article-I.D.: sun.11929
Posted: Thu Jan 22 18:24:58 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Jan-87 06:59:40 EST
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Lines: 34
Keywords: Lemons, Oranges, Citrus, Juice, Barbara


			 *** NEWS FLASH ***

For Immediate Release :

Sunnyvale, CA : Rod Lemon announced the formation of a new semiconductor
company called Citrus Semicondutor. Together with a former cell mate, Rod
realized that his knowledge as a migrant farm worker could provide an
unique perspective on the semiconductor industry. Rod got the idea to
form this company one day while looking at an orchard which was littered
with wasted fruit. When he asked the owner if he could have one of the
fallen oranges the owner offered to pay him to haul them away. Rod 
immediately signed him up as a supplier. It is believed that Citrus 
Semiconductor is the first silicon valley firm to have a negative cost
for raw material.

While discussing the new products Citrus would be offering ,he reminisced
about the development of the proprietary vapor deposition process, "Yeah,
I remember when some of the guys were stompin' these old grapefruit 
ya know? and juice got all over our metal storage shed." 

Citrus will be offering a complete line of semiconductors based on the
the proprietary process that has been dubbed CBDL, or Citrus Based 
Digital Logic. Based on the research of several science students he has 
found that a transistor can be built using .5 lemon design rules. When
asked why he felt comfortably about the market for Citrus' products he
replied "Hey, you build a computer outta these babies and their ain't 
no export restrictions."

:-) in case your the real serious type
-- 
--Chuck McManis
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