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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  writes:   
      
   > Several other vendors seem to have copied the DEC convention of using a "%"   
   > character to prefix system messages. Here are some from a Cisco 3850 switch:   
      
   Given the personal histories of the founders of Cisco, and the backgrounds of   
   most of their original hires as programmer/engineers, it would be more   
   surprising had they NOT followed that standard.   
      
   > Interestingly, this box is running something called "Open IOS XE", which is   
   > based on a Linux kernel, and the OS version dates from this century.   
      
   Yes, and?   
      
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   Rich Alderson					  news@alderson.users.panix.com   
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