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    SubjectRe: As 2.0 looms (fwd)

    Instead of Finnish, how about Starrt ? ;-)

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    Andy Parkerson mailto:andyp@tamu.edu
    Texas A&M University http://utnapishtim.dorms.tamu.edu/~andyp/

    On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Matti E Aarnio wrote:

    > > > Hmmm.. Why not call early code ALFA (ie, alfa, beta, gamma...)
    > > > and then ALPHA would mean DEC's stuff...
    > >
    > > Because then it looks like we are a bunch of WaR3Z D00DZ or just plain unable
    > > to spell.
    >
    > But to spell in what language ? "alfa" happens to be correct
    > spelling in Finnish... Most people won't realize that difference,
    > of course --> thus I tend to agree with Alan about this.
    > (English "ph"-double is usually "f" in Finnish: alpha -> alfa)
    >
    > Hey, forced teaching of finnish to the computer people ? ;-)
    >
    > > Alan
    >
    > /Matti Aarnio <mea@utu.fi>
    >


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