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>in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding
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I've seen this almost verbatim in other places. It must be one of those
first-year law school standards. ...RM
Richard Mateosian Freelance Technical Writer
srm -at- c2 -dot- org Copyright 1996 Review Editor, IEEE Micro http://www.c2.org/~srm/ All rights reserved President, Berkeley STC