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Date:      Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:31:12 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net>
Cc:        Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us>, Adam Turoff <AdamT@smginc.com>, hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>, Robert Glover <rob@f-body.org>
Subject:   Re: Token Ring for FreeBSD yet?
Message-ID:  <19980226103112.06628@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <34f5bbff.2870764@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Thu, Feb 26, 1998 at 12:54:56AM %2B0000
References:  <34F37C2A@smginc.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980224192042.29916B-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us> <19980225122411.62329@freebie.lemis.com> <34f4b8d8.6646364@mail.cetlink.net> <19980226083615.55804@freebie.lemis.com> <34f4b362.667778@mail.cetlink.net> <19980226095941.45367@freebie.lemis.com> <34f5bbff.2870764@mail.cetlink.net>

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On Thu, 26 February 1998 at  0:54:56 +0000, John Kelly wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:59:41 +1030, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> wrote:
>
>> Without stating the test conditions, the figure of 7 Mb/s is
>> meaningless.
>
> I don't think so.  It corroborates what common sense tells me.
>
>>> Why not read his report instead of throwing stones?
>>
>> Did you publish a URL?
>
> AFAIK, it's not on the web.  It was in Data Communications magazine
> several years ago.  I no longer have the issue but it's sure to be
> available in a good library.
>
>> In any case, I wasn't so much complaining about the report as picking
>> an unqualified value from it.
>
> He's not the only one saying it.  But I've never heard anyone take
> your position before.  Do you have an axe to grind?

No.  I think you're missing the point.  I don't know how to explain in
any more detail than I already have.

Greg

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