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From: fty@sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov (Frank Terhaar-Yonkers)
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Subject: Re: Name (mis-)recogition
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When I worked for CDC (`77 - `84) it was:

Consistency Doesn't Count
-or-
Constantly Down Computers

Other fun acronyms were:

{No|Non} Operating System
Sunnyvale`s Collection Of Programming Errors
Cyber {Record|Retched} Mangler

>>Really?  I thought CDC was the "Center for Disease Control" !
>
>Nope, it stands for Cheap DEC Copies.
>--scott
>
>   (Or Cyber's Down Constantly)

cheers - Frank