guzman@ttidcb.UUCP (Marc Guzman) (06/19/85)
... who's for dinner ... I know, you've been asked this question before, or maybe you've read it, but here it is again. "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". I'am asking this question on behalf of a friend of mine, who edits a news letter for LAMUG, that's Los Angeles Morrow Users Group, and he needs a name for the stuff. If you do not have a name for those strips, please indicate that, because my friend has a theory about REAL programmers not having a name for the stuff. If you're one of those, but think there should be a name, my friend nominates "babbage". I quote from his news letter, "... It's a good strong word, BABBAGE, close enough to garbage to convey the concept of trash. More importantly, though, it pays tribute to Charles Babbage ..." Not something I'd go for, what's your opinion? Please reply by mail, and I'll summarize. Thanks in advance. Marc.
faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) (06/21/85)
In article <384@ttidcb.UUCP> guzman@ttidcb.UUCP (Marc Guzman) writes: > > "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed > holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". > As I recall, NPR (actually, All Things Considered) ran a contest with this question a while back. Does anyone remember the results of it? Daniel -- UUCP: {akgua allegra ihnp4 hplabs sdcsvax trwrb cbosgd}!sdcrdcf!faigin ARPA: sdcrdcf!faigin@UCLA-LOCUS.ARPA --or-- sdcrdcf!faigin@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU W: SDC, 2500 Colorado MD 52-46; Santa Monica CA 90406; (213) 820-4111 x6493 H: 11743 Darlington Avenue #9; Los Angeles CA 90049; (213) 826-3357 Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them. -- A. J. Perlis, SIGPLAN 17:9 Sept 1982
magik@wlcrjs.UUCP (Ben Liberman) (06/26/85)
In article <2090@sdcrdcf.UUCP> faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) writes: >> "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed >> holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". >> > The NPR contest winner was perfory (sp?) -- ----------------------------------------- Ben Liberman {ihnp4|ihldt}!wlcrjs!magik
sas@leadsv.UUCP (Scott Stewart) (06/27/85)
> In article <384@ttidcb.UUCP> guzman@ttidcb.UUCP (Marc Guzman) writes: > > "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed > holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". > > Sounds like a question for Rick Hall and his Sniglets
landauer@drivax.UUCP (Doug Landauer) (07/02/85)
In article <384@ttidcb.UUCP> guzman@ttidcb.UUCP (Marc Guzman) writes: > "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed > holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". This question was asked and answered last year in a survey in a [micro?]computer magazine (I forgot which one). The winning term was "perfory", which seems to be a portmanteau of "perforation" and "periphery". -- -- Doug Landauer -- ...[ ihnp4 | mot | ucscc | amdahl ] !drivax!landauer
cagordon@watnot.UUCP (Chris A. Gordon) (07/18/85)
In article <2090@sdcrdcf.UUCP> faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) writes: > "What do you call the strips of paper, with the tractor feed > holes, that you can tear off of computer paper?". > Actually, according to a friend (who says I can quote him on this), the technical term for them is 'tweeters'. Note that this was not posted to net.jokes because it's no joke. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... from the many keyboards of Chris Gordon In real life: UUCP : {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watnot!cagordon CSNET : cagordon%watnot@waterloo.csnet ARPA : cagordon%watnot%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa "Any similarity of ideas expressed above to those of persons living, dead or undead is purely coincidental" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------