From: utzoo!decvax!ittvax!tpdcvax!Anonymous
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: Announcement
Article-I.D.: tpdcvax.136
Posted: Tue Jul 27 14:51:53 1982
Received: Mon Aug  2 04:39:37 1982

NEWS FROM
XEROX CORPORATION
						       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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			XEROX ANNOUNCES
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			 HYPER-ETHERNET
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    San Francisco, Ca., Jan. 7,2010 - Xerox today announced
  Hyper-Ethernet, theri fourth generation local area network. In
  addition to its ability to transmit text, data and images,
  Hyper-Ethernet enables the transmission of people. "People
  transmission over Hyper-Ethernet," according to Michael Liddle, V.P.
  of Office Systems, "will greatly reduce elevator congestion and
  eliminate the need for video conferencing." Order taking for
  Hyper-Ethernet will begin next month. Installation will start in Los
  Angeles in the Third Qarter.

    In a related announcement, Wang Labs, headquartered in Hoboken, New
  Jersey, announced Super-Hyper Wangnet, their twelth generation local 
  area network. According to Freddie Wang, President of Wang Labs, 
  "Super-Hyper Wangnet will not only transmit people over the Wangband, 
  but will also transmit furniture and buildings over the interconnect and 
  utility bands. These additional capabilites of Super-Hyper Wangnet
  are vital to the emerging office of the future." Order taking for 
  Super-Hyper Wangnet will begin next month. Installation has already
  occurred worldwide.

    IBM Corporation, who has been rumored to be announcing a local area
  network since 1980, was not available for comment.