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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 18:30:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Gene Buckle <geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net>
To: Roger Ivie <IVIE AT cc DOT usu DOT edu>
cc: OPENDOS AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] Apologies
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> PS: You haven't seen a _really_ long boot time until you've turne on a 
> VAX-11/730; imagine loading diagnostics from tape over a 19.2KBaud serial 
> line...

Hehe.  Bet me.  The computer that runs the Lockheed IFR simulator at
Simulator Training is *analog* and takes 1 to 1-1/2 weeks to become stable
enough for it to be used after it's turned on. ;)

g.


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