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From: eugene@pioneer.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Where did the name "Dhrystone" come from?
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Date: Mon, 9-Feb-87 15:57:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  9 15:57:01 1987
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Reply-To: eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene Miya N.)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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Keywords: Whetstones
Summary: Pun like Unix

"Ouch! I just came into complain." "This is getting hit on the head lessons."

Dhrystone is simply a weak pun on Whetstone just as
Unix is a weak pun on Multics. Where did Whetstone come from?
Probably from the stone used to sharpen knives.  Ask Wichmann.

From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:

--eugene miya
  NASA Ames Research Center
  eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA
  "You trust the `reply' command with all those different mailers out there?"
  "Send mail, avoid follow-ups.  If enough, I'll summarize."
  {hplabs,hao,nike,ihnp4,decwrl,allegra,tektronix,menlo70}!ames!aurora!eugene