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This means without parity. Most often it is used to describe memory that does not have extra capacity available to check memory parity and report memory errors. See parity.
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Non-parity - [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Decisions, decisions! Whether or not to file this item under 'last laugh!' or if Mr. Farber and the original correspondents are actually **for real**. I did not do my usual editorialization of the subject line by prepending the phrase 'Last Laugh!' because I got to thinking in this age we live in of ready-made terrorists (you are a terrorist because Bush/Ashcroft say you are; how instant can it be?) this is probably a real thing. Are they going to impose long prison sentences on anyone found in possession of an almanac book? Read on, then you decide. Maybe not a genuine last laugh, but I still sit here snickering as I edit this. PAT]What can I say? The good, grey NY Times is carrying this AP story atthe URL below. Apparently, Louis Freeh and John Ashford think this isa more reliable way of identifying terrorists than just randomselection. * Original: FROM..... Dave Farber FBI Issues Alert Against Almanac Carriers December 29, 2003 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) -- The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning. In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs 'to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning.' It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways.<> The FBI urged police to report such discoveries to the local U.S. Joint Terrorism Task Force. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-FBI-Almanacs.html?ex=1073745956&ei=1&en=04d038b602802322 [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Didn't I mention above this would make a good 'last laugh!' item? So now get busy, turning in your neighbors and friends in possession of almanac books. Be a good citizen! PAT]Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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