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From: bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: xwebster
Message-ID: <37810@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 9 Sep 89 02:19:11 GMT
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>Unlike computer software which becomes worthless long before the
>NUMBER OF YEARS is up, the definition of a word is relatively timeless.
>Simply pick a suitably old dictionary for the project and mail out
>zeroxes of the pages to volunteers to type in after you have designed
>a suitable format for the online copy.

I have an 1865 version of Webster's first or second, I suppose that
would be safe :-)

Seriously, if anyone wants to discuss forming The KiloMonkeys Project
feel free to mail me at bzs@skuld.std.com (or here, either way.) We
can take this off-line and then announce proposals where appropriate
and seek volunteers. Just pinning down target materials could keep a
discussion going for a while.

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	-Barry Shein

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