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From: tbray@watsol.waterloo.edu (Tim Bray)
Subject: Re: OED in machine readable form
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1991 03:06:23 GMT
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<2s_gdkb@rpi.edu> wrf@mab.ecse.rpi.edu (Wm Randolph Franklin) writes:
>Last I heard, the OED was using a Sun at Waterloo to maintain their
>database

The OED is maintained at Oxford, not Waterloo, by editors, not computer
scientists, as it should be.  But yes, it's on Unix systems at both places.

>It allows quick
>retrievals on word combos as well as... etc.
>That is what they should make available, but they probably never will
>since then anyone could copy it.  Oh well.

The electronic OED is now available on tape from Oxford in just the form
we have it here at Waterloo.  It ain't cheap though.  If anyone's interested,
I can provide information.

Cheers, Tim Bray (tbray@watsol.waterloo.edu)