Re: Convergent Technology Workstations and "Rats game"??

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From: ge... Gene Wirchenko
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 17:54

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jsei...@aldon.com (LittleBear) wrote:

>ge...@mail.ocis.net (Gene Wirchenko) wrote in message news:<3eda6c24...@news.ocis.net>...

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>>      CTOS still has the record for my favourite documentation.  It was
>> logical and easy to read.  Among OS routines that could be called was
>> Crash, which would crash the system.  The document included a note
>> that Crash did not return.
>> 
>Once upon a time, I worked at Convergent (on the not-quite-famous
>Generic Print System)...one of the highlights of my career.  I still
>remember how horrified I was to go from there to my first "DOS" job,
>it felt like a jump into the Stone Age.  I'm still in touch with one
>of the tech-writers...she'll appreciate the comment.
>
>Did you ever play RATS with 0% walls?  wild stuff!

     ...and 99 factories.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.

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