Three words: Rainbow, Word Perfect. On Feb 5, 2013 9:10 PM, "Steve Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nick - > > There have to be *some* APs in there for you... certainly your reference > to the old Dec RAINBOW kicked a few neurons loose. Samna rings a bell, > didn't they get bought up by Lotus? This kicks loose a cascade of neurons > around the whole spreadsheet legacy of visicalc/123/improv! > > Thanks, I'll be up all night dreaming pivot tables and projections of OLAP > hypercubes! > > - Steve > > 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]<[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**** > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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