In message <[log in to unmask]>, John R. Wolff
<[log in to unmask]> writes

>Reformatted so I could read it.

And broken the quoting, so I can't :-(

>>As Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer were preparing to merge, both
>companies were in separate talks over a multimillion-dollar PC and server
>contract. And both were on the verge of losing the deal.

>>With the merger drawing closer to completion, and uncertainty as to which
>HP and Compaq product lines would survive, theater chain Regal
>Entertainment had just about decided to hand the contract to IBM.

I've only quoted a fragment (!), but you can see what's gone wrong.

Funnily enough, I could read the original perfectly.

What's your mail client, John? Your headers give no clue.

But if it's Outlook or Outlook Express, look up OE-Quotefix on the web
for a wonderful free product that will deal with this.

(Not a <plug> as I have no financial interest in OE-Quotefix).
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Roy Brown   Kelmscott Ltd

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