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From: moraes@cs.toronto.edu (Mark Moraes)
Subject: jargon file (was "Name that character!")
Message-ID: <91Jun1.124431edt.595@smoke.cs.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
References: <10599@castle.ed.ac.uk> <1991May29.141937.19328@stiatl.salestech.com> <59886@aurs01.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 91 16:44:49 GMT
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throop@aurs01.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes:

>A file that just *might* be the "jargon file classic" also
>seems to be on uunet (though why in a "gnu" subdirectory is unclear):
>    /usr/spool/ftp/gnu:
>    -rw-rw-r--  1 root        43247 Apr 11  1990 jargon.text.Z

Yup, the size looks about right.  Another location is
ftp.cs.toronto.edu:doc/jargon.classic.Z.  Less comprehensive and
formal than the current opus, but more cultural flavour, in my opinion.

	Mark.