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Re: New MOC: 8 Wide EMD SW1500
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Sat, 29 Sep 2001 02:05:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ray Sanders writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ray Sanders writes:
> > 
> > > POO ..  'Principles of Operation' probably with some subtitle about
> > > System/370.  The book that was the definitive reference for the machine
> > > instruction set and registers. My memory implies that it had a butterscotch
> > > color cover.
> > 
> > Er, there's a somewhat less... sanitary... name for that particular color
> > you know.
> > 
> > and it even has something to do with POO.
> 
> If were both thinking of the same thing, it has the initials BSB and has
> nothing to do with Pirate ships <g>

...and everything to do with babies...

Maggie C. (who saw enough of THAT color over a two year period to last a
lifetime)



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  Re: New MOC: 8 Wide EMD SW1500
 
(...) If were both thinking of the same thing, it has the initials BSB and has nothing to do with Pirate ships <g> Ray (25 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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