@RUTGERS.ARPA,@MIT-MC:MDC.JANICE@MIT-OZ (04/21/85)
From: Janice <MDC.JANICE%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA> According to Asimov, he named his computer Multivac because he misunderstood "Univac" to mean "one vacuum tube" or something like that. So multiply it to get Multivac. Later on, when he realized his mistake, he decided the "ac" ending meant "analog computer," whence "Cosmic AC." Janice -------