grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) (01/17/90)
A friend and I were talking and got to listing computer related acronyms and what they stand for. Stuff like RAM : random access memory ROM : read only memory BASIC : beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code etc. also listed some initials which don't strictly form acronyms (I think) such as RTFM, BTW, FTP, TCP/IP, etc. Our quest today is to get a list of as many as possible of both sorts along with their meanings. (At one point, I remember there being a Jargon list maintained somewhere... this would be helpful to get, but I forget where it is, can anyone point me to it?) Anyway, to help us out send us two boxtops and your top 10 (or more) acronyms. -- 'I just couldn't convince the voters that Dukakis was Greek for "Bubba".' -- Lloyd Benson explaining why the Democrats didn't carry Texas
spotter@eve.wright.edu (Steve Potter) (01/17/90)
In article <7670@hubcap.clemson.edu> grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) writes: > also listed some initials which don't strictly form acronyms (I think) >such as > Ah, but they do.... at least as far as the ones I know. > RTFM, BTW, FTP, TCP/IP, etc. > BTW: By The Way FTP: File Transfer Protocol >(At one point, I remember there being a Jargon list maintained >somewhere... this would be helpful to get, but I forget where it is, can >anyone point me to it?) > I believe it is probably accessible through one of those things that doesn't exactly stand for an acronym, like FTP (anonymous FTP...) >Anyway, to help us out send us two boxtops and your top 10 (or more) >acronyms. Where do you get the box tops? I don't even know what kind of box..... More maniacal rantings from the keyboard of the omnipotent SPotter Hear me today! Listen to me tomorrow! Understand me next week! Remember: everything you say may be used in a book.
laz@clutx.clarkson.edu (Lazarus Long,,,) (01/18/90)
From article <7670@hubcap.clemson.edu>, by grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy): > also listed some initials which don't strictly form acronyms (I think) > such as .. dont.. ^^^^^^^ > > RTFM, BTW, FTP, TCP/IP, etc. ^ ^ ^ ^------ Transfer Control Protocol???? | | File Transfer Protocol. | By The Way... and My favorite, Read The Fucking Manual. * Matt Parker / Laz Long * Be wary of strong drink, it can make you * * 11 Lawrence Ave * shoot at tax collectors... AND MISS! * * Potsdam, NY 13676 * R.A.H. - The notebooks of Lazarus Long* * (315)-265-3763 Laz@clvm.clarkson.edu parkerm@clutx.clarkson.edu