marcel@dx7.UUCP (Marcel Bernards) (03/01/89)
In article <702@oracle.oracle.com>, sbulchan@oracle.uucp (Sanjay Bulchandani) writes:
This is with reference to SureshK's question on semaphores.
P is short for pakken (seize).
V is short for vrygeven (release).
The y in vrygeven should have two-dots (an umlaut ?) above it.
Sanjay
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I always assumed that P stand for Passeer (pass) and V stands for Verhoog
(increase), according Prof. Dykstra's theory. (same two dots for Dykstra ;-)
Am I right or not ???
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SCREAMNet : AAAAAARGHH!HUH?? : Disclaimer: "The AntiChrist is the Computer !" leo@philmds.UUCP (Leo de Wit) (03/04/89)
In article <173@dx7.UUCP> marcel@dx7.UUCP (Marcel Bernards) writes: | | In article <702@oracle.oracle.com>, sbulchan@oracle.uucp (Sanjay Bulchandani) writes: [] | P is short for pakken (seize). | | V is short for vrygeven (release). [] |I always assumed that P stand for Passeer (pass) and V stands for Verhoog |(increase), according Prof. Dykstra's theory. (same two dots for Dykstra ;-) That's funny; the way I learned it: P for Passeren (to pass) and V for Vrijgeven (to release, to free). If I'm correct the terms stem from the railway jargon, where semaphores are used too. The best explanation I ever saw (although I won't claim it is the correct one), was: Passeren Semafoor Vrijgeven that is, the initials of a famous Eindhoven football club (that's soccer, for you American types) 8-). Leo.