And don't forget the computer nerd web site /. It is pronounced "slashdot" <http://slashdot.org> "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters."
Oliver W6ODJ On 2 Apr 2010, at 2:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > David wrote... > >> I don't see any mention of the word "slash". That is an Americanism >> like center ;-) > > This is just a guess. Early in the 60's, IBM used the "slash" as part of > their control > language to their OS on the 650, the 360 series, etc. Who amongst us doesn't > remember having to put a "slash star" [columns 1 and 2] as the last card in > the deck > to go into the reader? Who wants to say "virgule askerisk"?! > > As I recall, the USAF taught me to say "stroke" but I got out of the AF quite > a few > years ago... like 50! > > 73, and godotsysin dd star > > > > George T Daughters, K6GT > CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) > October 2-3, 2010 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
