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Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names

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From: d... David Harrington
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 17:44
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In article <1990Oct2.2...@cbnewsj.att.com> dw...@cbnewsj.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
>In article <1990Oct1.1...@mozart.amd.com>, mon...@diablo.amd.com (Steve Monson) writes:
>> In article <1990Sep2...@axion.bt.co.uk> PK...@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
>> >
>> >jove	Jonathon's Own Version of Emacs
>> >twm	Tom's window manager (?)
>> 
>> pbasic
>> pdos
>> 
>
>This actually fits two threads -- the one in the subject line, and the
>one about programming language names.  One of the best language names
>was JOVIAL -- Jule's Own Version of IAL (International? Algebraic Language).
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^
					  Yes.           Algorithmic

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From: d...@Unify.Com (David Harrington)
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Subject: Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
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Date: 4 Oct 90 17:44:24 GMT
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