<JOKE> What about "freebase". You are in essence freeing up base registers. Then you can tell people at cocktail parties that you are freebasing at the office all day long.
</JOKE> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Mike Shaw <[email protected]>wrote: > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM, john gilmore <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > In the future "baseless", always an ugly term embodying a dubious pun, > > will need explanation. It will be as helpful as a description of a > modern > > automobile as "crankless". > > > > To find a better term I have appointed myself to run a contest. The > prize > > for the best suggested term, the one about which a consensus emerges, is > a > > book of the winner's choice, its cost not to exceed US$50|£40|€32. > > > > John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA > > > > > > > I think 'base independent' describes it; 'base register independent' if you > want a full formal definition. > > -- > Mike Shaw > MVS/QuickRef Support Group > Chicago-Soft, Ltd. >
