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A paraphrase of brief exchange from my distant past, in which I discovered
something about VMS that has since been documented elsewhere, and that
I still find amusing from time to time:
Me: You're making that up.
Don: No, I'm not. Here: Oscar!
Oscar: What?
Don: What unit of time is used to specify TIMEPROMPTWAIT in sysgen?
Oscar: [without hesitation] Microfortnights.
Me: You're making that up.
Don: No, I'm not. Here: Oscar!
Oscar: What?
Don: What unit of time is used to specify TIMEPROMPTWAIT in sysgen?
Oscar: [without hesitation] Microfortnights.