Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!steve From: steve@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Campbell) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: BSS Message-ID: <406@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 20-Nov-83 15:59:51 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.406 Posted: Sun Nov 20 15:59:51 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Nov-83 01:01:12 EST References: <337@ihuxa.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 5 Way back in my -- I blush -- IBM 7094 assembler days, BSS stood for Block Starting Symbol, a way to declare and name a block of storage. steve campbell ...decvax!dartvax!steve