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From: jg@max.crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
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Subject: Re: XY and Z formats
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Date: 28 Aug 89 22:37:14 GMT
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>    What was the rationale or precedent for these names?

And I'm only marginally better at names than Bob.  We were too busy
doing rather than worrying about
every last name.

In any case, one person's intuition may be 180 degrees from another....

I remember being flamed at by people (who shall remain nameless) that
WarpPointer was a juvenile
name for that function.  They may be right. Then I asked them what they
suggested as the name for that
operation.  Dead silence ensued..... No better name emerged....
					- Jim