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Started by mon... Steve Monson
Mon, 01 Oct 1990 14:24
Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: mon... Steve Monson
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 1990 14:24
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 1990 14:24
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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 (?) And then there's Paul Roper, (at least formerly) of Ensign Computers in Provo, Utah (Hi, Paul!), who delivers his own versions of BASIC, DOS, etc., named (appropriately enough): pbasic pdos etc. In all fairness, he's a crack programmer, and has turned out some fine code. -- Life has its compensations ... but there's no way of knowing what they are.
Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: dw... david.e.wexelblat
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 20:01
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 20:01
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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). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- David Wexelblat | dw...@mtgzx.att.com | They recommended AT&T Bell Laboratories | ...!att!mtgzx!dwex | euthanasia 200 Laurel Ave - 4B-421 | | For nonconformists Middletown, NJ 07748 | (201) 957-5871 | everywhere
Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: d... David Harrington
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 17:44
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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Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: br... Brian Cooper
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 19:52
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 19:52
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mon...@diablo.amd.com (Steve Monson) writes:
>
>And then there's Paul Roper, (at least formerly) of Ensign Computers in
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Provo, Utah (Hi, Paul!), who delivers his own versions of BASIC, DOS, etc.,
>named (appropriately enough):
>pbasic
>pdos
>
You omitted PBUG, PNET, PSPELL, and perhaps a few more.
>etc. In all fairness, he's a crack programmer, and has turned out some fine
>code.
Indubitably. Also a good friend, but we did kid him about having to have
his name on the cover of the reference manual. And since he left, we have
had an AWKward time explaining what the "P" in PDOS stands for -- when we
sold a basic interpreter to Texas Instruments, we told them it was really
POWER BASIC -- a case of make up your mind first and adjust the facts
accordingly. PDOS is still a popular real-time operating system. We've
experimented with renaming it SPEED DOS but nothing every came of the
attempt.
Brian Cooper -- br...@eyring.com
Eyring? Iring? EYE-ring? Irving? Irene? Irvine? Ensign??
Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: Dinsdale Piranha
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 1990 00:56
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 1990 00:56
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This is sort of on the same lines...every .EXE file under MS-DOS contains the
initials of the Microsoft programmer (forgot the name) that wrote the
majority of MS-DOS...the first two bytes, in ASCII, are MZ...
Kevin
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Re: Authors' Initials in Program Names
Author: Risto Lankinen
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 1990 12:11
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 1990 12:11
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jarnot@canisius.UUCP (Dinsdale Piranha) writes: >This is sort of on the same lines...every .EXE file under MS-DOS contains the >initials of the Microsoft programmer (forgot the name) that wrote the >majority of MS-DOS...the first two bytes, in ASCII, are MZ... There's also another MS product, GW-Basic, which is explained being acronym of 'Gee Which Basic' by mister *W*illiam *G*ates ... Terv: Risto Lankinen -- Risto Lankinen / product specialist *************************************** Nokia Data Systems, Technology Dept * 2 2 * THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK * 2 -1 is PRIME! Now working on 2 +1 * replies: ri...@yj.data.nokia.fi ***************************************
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