Xref: utzoo alt.folklore.computers:7730 comp.unix.internals:1254 comp.misc:10766 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!usc!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ukc!mucs!mccuts!zzassgl From: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane) Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.internals,comp.misc Subject: Re: Popular response to the Jargon File 2.1.5... Message-ID: <1933@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk> Date: 5 Dec 90 14:25:14 GMT References: <1Ydf1L#9BjnvO0Bzs6d4g0QT6426PlS=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <1990Dec4.210002.28683@ashtate> Reply-To: zzassgl@uts.man.ac.uk (Geoff Lane) Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, UK Lines: 21 Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: In article <1990Dec4.210002.28683@ashtate> tomr@ashton.UUCP (Tom Rombouts) writes: >In article <1Ydf1L#9BjnvO0Bzs6d4g0QT6426PlS=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes: >I have heard of "The Devil's DP Dictionary" by Stan Kelly-Bootle. If >this is indeed a real book, it would seem like a logical addition to >Tom Rombouts Torrance Techie tomr@ashtate.A-T.com V:(213)538-7108 It's real - published by McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-034022-6 was $7.50 in '81. The is not a lot of common entries. The Jargon file covers micros and workstations more completely (as it should being very much larger) whereas The D.DP.D covers much more about the older mainframes. A typical entry ... computer journalist n. A programmer or systems analyst lured into the tabloid cesspool with false promises of shorter hours, better pay, and less attention to detail. The unsatisfied craving for an audience often leads to an early return to former honest labors. -- Geoff. Lane. Janet: zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.cms UTS Sys Admin, Manchester Computing Centre, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com