Sun rumor [WAS Re: real life problems with ITAR (was Spam the Sign!)]

[Simon Spero]

On Fri, 24 Nov 1995, Michael Froomkin wrote:
> 
> I've heard this story several times from many different people.  Anyone
> have any evidence that it's true? (My friends at Sun say they haven't
> heard the story, but don't work in the parts that would have necessarily
> heard it.)

It sounds like something I heard from John Gage, though the rumors may be 
getting conflated with Suns purchace of the entire Soviet super-computer 
industry in (I think) '92.