Date   : Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:09:21 +0000
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: What powers the Ring?

Gandalf intoned solemnly. "Let me see the Precious!"
 
I pulled it out of my tunic, handing it to him reluctantly. He grabbed it
with a bound and tossed it into the fire!
 
Red, serpentine writing appeared on the Precious. Gandalf, master of many
ancient languages, read the script. "68HC05. Copyright, 2004, Freescale
Semiconductor."
 
[Snipped from the Embedded Muse 106]
 
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JGH