bobg+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert Steven Glickstein) (10/21/88)
How does one pronounce the name of the 68882 chip? "Sixty-eight, eight
eighty-two" is a little unwieldy. I flip-flop between "six eight-star two" and
"sixty eighty eighty eighty eighty ...(etc., until I'm tired)... two". Any
better suggestions?
I don't envy the people who have to work with the damn things.
Bob Glickstein
Information Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
"What's in a name?"wbralick@afit-ab.arpa (William A. Bralick) (10/21/88)
How about six eight-cubed two? Cordially, Will
ken@gatech.edu (Ken Seefried III) (10/21/88)
This is a really dumb question, but to answer it, everyone I know (including several Motorolans) call it the 'eight-eitghty-two', the 'sixty-eight' being implicit... ...ken
rbrewer@reed.UUCP (Robert S Brewer) (10/24/88)
In article <AXLZrHy00VsII7BuIq@andrew.cmu.edu> bobg+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert Steven Glickstein) writes: >How does one pronounce the name of the 68882 chip? "Sixty-eight, eight >eighty-two" is a little unwieldy. I flip-flop between "six eight-star two" and >"sixty eighty eighty eighty eighty ...(etc., until I'm tired)... two". Any >better suggestions? > >I don't envy the people who have to work with the damn things. > > Bob Glickstein > Information Technology Center > Carnegie Mellon University > Pittsburgh, PA > > "What's in a name?" I had always used the latter of your two choices, but recently I have taken to calling it the "six triple eight two" chip. I like it... [inews fodder] [inews fodder] [inews fodder] [inews fodder] Robert S. Brewer Freshman, Reed College Usenet : rbrewer@reed.UUCP Bitnet : rbrewer@reed.BITNET GEnie : R.BREWER
daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (10/25/88)
in article <AXLZrHy00VsII7BuIq@andrew.cmu.edu>, bobg+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert Steven Glickstein) says: > > How does one pronounce the name of the 68882 chip? I usually call the thing "the FPU", and if necessary to mention which one, I call it the "eight eighty two", since it's connected to the "oh-twenty" or "oh-thirty". Same principle as all those Inteloids who use "three eighty six" based computers with "three eighty seven" chips in 'em. > I don't envy the people who have to work with the damn things. If just the name scares you away, stay away from just about all electronics; everything's got a number of some kind. > Bob Glickstein -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy Amiga -- It's not just a job, it's an obsession
phil@aimt.uu.net (Phil Gustafson) (10/25/88)
I always pronounced it just like '68881', but with a '2' on the end. phil -- Phil Gustafson, Graphics/UN*X Consultant uunet!aimt!phil phil@aimt.com 1550 Martin Ave, San Jose, Ca 95126
blm@cxsea.UUCP (Brian Matthews) (10/27/88)
Phil Gustafson (phil@aimt.uu.net) writes: | |I always pronounced it just like '68881', but with a '2' on the end. '688812'? What's that? -- Brian L. Matthews blm@cxsea.UUCP ...{mnetor,uw-beaver!ssc-vax}!cxsea!blm +1 206 251 6811 Computer X Inc. - a division of Motorola New Enterprises