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Amhuxa.353 net.math utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!rgh1 Fri Apr 23 09:58:09 1982 Request help on lattice problem I submitted this once, but got no response so I am trying one more time. Can anyone out there provide assistance on the following:

1. Does there exist an infinite distributive lattice such that every chain is finite?

2. Does there exist a distributive lattice having no infinite chain, but having an N element chain, every N >= 1?

An example, or counterexample for each of these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Respond by mail at mhuxa!rgh1.

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