On 7 Sep 2010 15:14:25 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:

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>>For those who are not familiar with it, Datamation used to have some
>>excruciatingly funny articles, some of which were collected under the
>>title "Faith, Hope and Parity". I didn't think much of their news
>>coverage, but the humor was priceless.
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>I particularly remember their description of the "Postal System Input 
>Buffer Device", in one of their April issues.
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>If you can find a copy of the book "A Stress Analysis of a Strapless 
>Evening Gown", it's in there.

Speaking of humor, does anyone know if the appendix to the
Westinghouse DOS Dump Restore program is available on-line.  I am
still trying to figure out how it ever got past the legal department.
BJF - Botched Job Foreground is just one of the definitions.  The
error scenario with companies doing research in Filet of Old Gnu was
hilarious.

Clark
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>Rick
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