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[Mikey]

Alex,

With all due respect, even HP doesn't use DEC systems any more.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 17:30, Alex Tweedly <alex at tweedly.net> wrote:

> Mike Kerner wrote:
>
>> Just a note - because I can google it if i really care, but what the hell
>> -
>> oh sorry - what the bloody hell is a fortnight?
>>
>>
>>
> As other have said, two weeks.
>
>  Sorry, over here in the colonies we don't use such hooey.
>>
>>
>>
> Sure you do.
>
> VMS (i.e. DEC systems, based in Mass) were well known for the joke of
> having timings defined in microfortnights (pretty close to one second).
>
>
> -- Alex.
>
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