Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!microsof!fluke!ssc-vax!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!mat From: mat@hou5e.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Artificially different products Message-ID: <622@hou5e.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Jul-83 20:44:43 EDT Article-I.D.: hou5e.622 Posted: Sat Jul 2 20:44:43 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jul-83 00:31:56 EDT References: <144@flairvax.UUCP> Lines: 7 I have heard that the Itty Bitty Machine Company did this in an odd way some years back -- they charged more for maintanance if the slowdown jumper waws removed. Their justification was that running at the higher speed reduced tolerances and decreased the MTBF. Mark Terribile Duke of deNet