In a message dated 9/2/2005 9:18:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Named (aka labelled) common has been common on aps with Pr1me roots for > about two and a half DECADES; e.g., a quarter of a CENTURY; e.g., > longer than a few of our list members have been ALIVE. Since at least > the Carter administration. > > I *think* various other MVs quickly adopted it in the 80s. I ported an > ap from Prime to Ultimate in about 1982 and I don't recall that labelled > common was an issue. However, there are a ton of older systems out there. Perhaps out of maintenance, perhaps out of warranty, and yet still running and their owners are happy. I remember in the mid 90s finding an original Reality still running and thinking ... Wow. As in, Wow this company is cheap-ass. I'm sure even today, there are systems still out there, that their owners haven't upgraded in two decades :) Will Johnson ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
