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From: guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: What does VME stand for?
Message-ID: <7098@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 9 Apr 91 23:30:18 GMT
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Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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 >According to this months SunWorld magazine:
 >
 >"VME stands for Versa Module Eurocard, which derives from the VERSAbus
 >developed in Germany by Motorola and Signetics engineers.  VERSA is an
 >acronym for Verein Europaischer Regierungen Schaffend Autobusse
 >(Organization of European Governments Producing Buses).  This
 >designation is interesting because it reveals the mistaken notion,
 >prevalent in the computer industry, that bus comes from omnibus or bus,
 >rather than buss."

This month *is* April, after all....