How about A.P.'s for a word processor called Samna running on cpm on a computer called a Rainbow? Had some features that Word has yet to introduce.
N From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 1:40 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Arcane Points 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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