[comp.lang.eiffel] Name of eiffel?

Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Gerhard Moeller) (04/18/91)

Hi.
Could anyone tell me if there is a reason for the name "eiffel"?
And when was the language invented? Where did it came from?

Thank you very much, Gerhard.
PS: Please email directly, as I don't read this newsgroup regulary.

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