The meaning of SCIDS - Ah yes, going back a bunch of years when the Air Force and Marines were heavily represented. I always heard it as
Society to "Ceep" Inebriated Drunks of the Streets (which it most certainly did). Imagine a Grand Ballroom with 4-5K folks and about 50-60% SYSPROGs and a free bar with hard liquor; all you could drink. The information, as well as, the booze was free flowing. Now you know why staying in the SCIDS hotel was so sought after versus one of the other 10-12 hotels. I recall when a city heard heavy drinking guys (very few woman were in Systems Prgramming), the local bars would be stock up. Then during the week the word of SCIDS would filter out and the only action would be when SCIDS closed and a few sessions were moved to the SCIDS hotel bar. But by that time, most of the hanger-on'ers were already "three sheets to the wind". The next day it was always a topic of conversation amongst the military types as to who made the 0800 sessions and who slept in. It was also challenging if you were the Session Chair or worse the speaker. I must commend the Marines, for they were up at dawn and ready to go. Jim (USAF-Ret) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
