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Re: Old days

From Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Old days
Date 2020-09-25 13:54 +0000
Message-ID <ht6b4cFrufkU17@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <rkip6i01lfk@news2.newsguy.com> <ht4b5rFo97oU1@mid.individual.net> <rkj3sc$9i5$1@dont-email.me> <ht5mbnF1ossU1@mid.individual.net> <slrnrmrgkb.5r2.maus@dmaus.org>

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On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:12:27 +0000, maus wrote:

> On 2020-09-25, Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> wrote:
>> On 2020-09-24, Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> wrote:
>>> On 9/24/2020 2:42 PM, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
>>>> On 2020-09-24, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> The most important thing that the Amiga was missing was the magic
>>>>> three letters in its name.
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, the C was sadly not deemed an appropriate substitute. Niklas
>>>
>>> Perhaps Jack should have considered just inserting the C to get the
>>> eye-catching ICBM
>>
>> Ah yes, the market would have blown up!
>>
>> Hmm. I swear this sig was randomly selected automatically, not
>> handpicked by me for this post...
>>
>> Niklas
>>
>>
> Three letters, HAL.

The old HAL => IBM.

But then there's Dave Cutler:

  VMS => WNT



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Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-23 10:58 +0000
  Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 11:31 -0500
    Re: Old days Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-23 17:46 +0100
      Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 13:22 -0400
    Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-23 17:55 +0000
      Re: Old days Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-09-23 20:08 +0000
        Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 16:14 -0500
        Re: Old days Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-23 15:34 -0700
          Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:15 -0400
          Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-24 18:40 +0000
            Re: Old days Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-24 19:42 +0000
              Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-24 16:42 -0500
                Re: Old days Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-25 07:59 +0000
                Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-25 10:12 +0000
                Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-25 13:54 +0000
                Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-25 15:53 -0400
            Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 16:07 -0500
            Re: Old days Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-24 15:48 -0700
              Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-24 23:18 +0000
            Re: Old days Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-09-25 00:53 +0100
    Re: Old days "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-23 19:52 +0200
      Re: Old days Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-23 11:36 -0700
        Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-23 12:46 -0600
          Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:10 -0400
          Re: Old days Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-09-24 08:39 +0100
            Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 08:58 -0600
        Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-23 19:19 +0000
        Re: Old days "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-23 23:11 +0200
        Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:09 -0400
          Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 08:10 +0000
            Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 09:02 -0600
              Re: Old days Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-09-24 16:31 +0100
              Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 17:06 +0000
                Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 16:27 -0600
              Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-24 16:36 -0500
            Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 10:37 -0500
              Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 17:09 +0000
          Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 13:39 +0000
            Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-24 14:34 +0000
              Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 15:30 +0000
                Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-24 16:42 +0000
            Re: Old days Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-24 11:21 -0700
              Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 18:52 +0000
  Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-23 16:39 -0500

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