Re: TECO on a DEC-System 10

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From: p... Paul Traina
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 00:55

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>According to 'The Hacker's Dictionary', SOS was the acronym for 
>'Son Of Stopgap'. The original editor, Stopgap, apparently was a quick
>hack that became a regular feature. The Dictionary describes SOS 
>(and Stopgap) in a somewhat... negative manner :-)

While I can't speak for the authors and the original namer of SOS, my first
introduction to SOS was as "Slab of Sh_t".
--
Don't demand respect from others if you have none for yourself.
				-- Clay Bond
(Another Clay-quote I wish *I* had said first!)

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From: p...@anise.acc.com (Paul Traina)
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Subject: Re: TECO on a DEC-System 10
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