jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II) (02/08/91)
In article <1991Feb6.154142.23452@siesoft.co.uk> stuart@siesoft.co.uk (Stuart Hood) writes: >It wasn't until we had actually implemented the software and we were just >tidying up the documentation that we actually did something about it: the >glossary said that TAL meant, Task Allocation Logic. A co-worker, Nick Camillone, was part of a group that was trying to name the IBM RISC System/6000 (the "POWER" part, I believe). I suggested "CRISP" for "Cycle Reduced Instruction Set Processor". That would make the operating system "CRISPIX" ;-) (It's crispy times two!) Their final choice was "Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC". I liked mine better, but theirs wins the prize for being a two level acronym. [ Trademarks are property of their respective owners ... ] -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "I've never written a device driver, but I have written a device driver manual" -- Robert Hartman, IDE Corp.