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From: endelman%wellworld@Sun.COM (Aaron Endelman)
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Subject: Re: Why ``Flavors'' ?
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Date: 26 Apr 88 23:08:14 GMT
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In article <11616@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> lum@brachiosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lum Johnson) writes:
>There is an old document on most major ARPANET hosts (as well as on
>OSU-20.IRCC.CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU) which defines such jargon.  On our
>system you can find it in DOC:JARGON.DOC and info-ized for Emacs in
>INFO:JARGON.INFO.  Here is part of the preface from that file; much of
>the detail is probably out of date (since 14-Nov-82!)  Does anyone
>know how to bring it up-to-date?

This document has been made into a little paperback book called "The
Hacker's Dictionary", by Guy Steele, et al, and was published a couple of
years ago, I think.  It can be found in many bookstores.

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Aaron Endelman / endelman@sun.com / 
Symbolic Programming Group
Software Products Division
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, California
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