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[GLS at MIT-MC (Guy L. Steele, Jr.)]

    Date: 25 JUN 1978 0701-EDT
    From: RWK at MIT-MC (Robert W. Kerns)
    To: (BUG LISP) at MIT-MC

    (PROBEF '((USR) RWK LISP))
    should *NOT* create an inferior!
    Set the bit!
It takes more than just setting the bit - it takes special-casing,
and in the face of translations is impossible.  The problem is that
in general the 1.4 bit has random meaanings on other devices.
By a very lucky coincidence that bit is benign, and perhaps even
desirable, for PROBEF of the DSK (don't set ref date).  But for other
devices, who knows what might happen?  Sigh.