Robert -
Can I get some Arcane Points for writing my first _program_ in ISO
coded Atlas Autocode on an EELM KDF9?
Robert C
I'm not sure what is required for granting Arcane Points... certainly,
without help from Dr. Internet, I don't have a clue about these referencesI
I suppose there is a "sweet spot" where *at least* one other member of
the group recognizes the reference... but obviously not too many. And I
suppose that only makes them Obscure, not Arcane.
Merriam Webster seems to distinguish Arcane from Obscure by invoking an
element of the Mysterious or the Occult. I think there is an overtone
of being therefore only known to "the Initiate". I suppose all of our
references to Obscure (or Arcane) details is motivated by rememberances
of our time as "Initiates", sort of offering a "secret handshake" from
an old fraternity or childhood treehouse-club?
Let's see who has an EELM KDF9 in their cupboard or a reference manual
to Atlas Autocode in their bookshelf!
- Steve
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