On 24 Feb 97 STEWART ROTHMAN disturbed some electrons writing to Bill 
Newman...
 SR> I repeat,
 SR> Microsoft WILL NOT be issuing the next version of Windows as Windows
 SR> 97, they will call it Windows Memphis as there is a problem
 SR> copyrighting a number. That's why Intel did not produce a 686 chip.
 SR> They produced a Pentium instead. That way nobody else can produce a
 SR> copy NAMED THE SAME. (Penta is six).
Hi STEWART,
Actually Pent is five, Hex is six as in ?agon.
... Disturbingly yours, John Ashton
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