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Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask]@inetgw] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 6:53 PM To: [log in to unmask]@inetgw Subject: Memory SIMMs I previously wrote: Have any of you installed Newport Digital 2X128 SIMMs in a 9x7 box? We're looking at doing this on a 987/200 and would like to get testimonials (pro or con). I'm particularly interested in how it might affect our HP support contract. Private responses are most welcomed. [...]43_23Apr199810:37: [log in to unmask] |
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The following came to me from a good friend in the UK... Enjoy!
>> >The European Commission have just announced an agreement whereby
>> >English will be the official language of the EU rather than German,
>> >which was the other possibility.
>> >
>> >As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's government conceded that
>> >English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a
>> >5-year phase-in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish": In the
>> >first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make
>> >the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in
>> >favor of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan
>> >have 1 less letter.
>> >
>> >There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the
>> >troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words
>> >like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
>> >
>> >In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be
>> >expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are
>> >possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters,
>> >which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre
>> >that the horible mes of the silent "e"'s in the language is
>> >disgraceful, and they should go away.
>> >
>> >By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th"
>> >with "z" and "w" with "v".
>> >
>> >During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords
>> >kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer
>> >kombinations of leters. After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl
>> >riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil
>> >find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
>> >
>> >ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!
>> >And zen ve vil take over ze vorld!!!
>> >
>> >tak kar
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