Re: 40 acres and a mule, was Lightly used IP addresses

On 08/14/2010 13:27 EDT, Jimi Thompson wrote:

It was 40 acres and a mule - FYI

That was Civil War, for freed slaves. Here in NY, war of independence veterans were given at least 100 acres each. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_New_York_Military_Tract