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- From: roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts)
- Subject: Re: "DC"
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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 05:17:29 GMT
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- -From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- -Subject: Re: I thinI see our problem. (Was Re: Terminal Velocity of DCX?
- -Date: 23 Dec 92 16:58:35 GMT
- -Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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- -In <!jt240c@rpi.edu> strider@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Greg Moore) writes:
- -> In reality it sounds more like you are talking about DC-10,
- ->DC-12, etc.
- -> Unless you are saying that a 747 is the same plane as a DC-3
- ->was.
- -> If your claims are about 50 years from now, or even 20
- ->eyars from now, I'll buy them.
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- -Do you have any idea how many DC-3s are still flying? After 50
- -years?
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- This "wraparound" of the DC designation is getting confusing! :-)
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- John Roberts
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