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Subject: Multivac
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Date: Sat, 20-Apr-85 18:09:56 EST
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From: Janice <MDC.JANICE%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA>


According to Asimov, he named his computer Multivac because he
misunderstood "Univac" to mean "one vacuum tube" or something like
that.  So multiply it to get Multivac.  Later on, when he realized his
mistake, he decided the "ac" ending meant "analog computer," whence
"Cosmic AC."

				Janice
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