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From: jhc@mtune.UUCP (Jonathan Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: DEC error messages (was foo?)
Message-ID: <973@mtune.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 22:44:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 23 22:44:27 1986
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In article <584@mcgill-vision.UUCP> mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse) writes:
>By the way, wharf rat isn't joking about the DEC meaning.  VAXen really
>do have a failed UNIbus address register, and the documentation (eg,
>the architecture reference manual) really does call it the FUBAR.

Absolutely true. DEC do have a sense of humour with their error
messages though - anyone else remember the RSX-11M error IE.NFW? The
error message manual gave it as 'Path lost to partner'. Also true.

-- 
Jonathan Clark
[NAC,attmail]!mtune!jhc

My walk has become rather more silly lately.