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- From: neal@hp536.even.ge.com (U-E59382-David Neal)
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- Subject: Re: AT&T news release
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 14:18:15 GMT
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- In <13935@optilink.COM> walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan14.021852.22341@news.eng.convex.com> gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner)
- >writes:
-
- >> EM radiation propogates at 1/299792458 sec per meter or
- >> 33.3 ns per meter. In one microsecond the wave travels about 30m.
-
- >Reminds me of a programming class in college. Our teacher
- >held up a foot long piece of wire and said, "Does anybody
- >know what this is?" [stuff deleted]
- > *This* is a nanosecond!"
- >--
- Lest we forget, this is Lt. Commander (correct rank?) Grace Hopper's
- trademark. Many of us, I'm sure, still treasure the 'nanoseconds' she
- distributed at her public appearances.
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