With apologies in advance to Darren and the readers for bothering to reply.....
Ed, "I" was not the one challenging others recollections, "you" were. I was merely asking you why "you" challenge other people's memory when you know your own is subject, to use your words, "parity errors". I am fairly sure 99% of the people that read my post below understood that point. Why couldn't you? Bob Shannon's post was not an attempt to provide all the details that Scott and Kirk subsequently provided and what he wrote was correct. Thanks to Scott and Kirk for the trip down memory lane. I was a customer of both companies and respected each very highly. Bob Richards -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IEFACTRT On Aug 4, 2006, at 2:48 PM, Richards.Bob wrote: > A subsequent post by Scott Barry filled in all the blanks. And it > is not > a case of whether Bob Shannon "could be" right, he *was* right. > > Why do you challenge the recollections of others when you freely admit > to having an "iffy" memory? > > Bob Richards Bob, All of us are getting older (including you) and memory becomes subject to parity errors. I am surprised you think yours is any better than the rest of ours. Also there was at least one step Bob S omitted. so he was not 100 percent right. I would not ask such a question if I was 100 percent sure. I dropped a(n) acquisition and I will freely admit it. What's the big deal ? The 90's saw a great deal of take over and mergers and the like. LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Seeing Beyond Money is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
