>>Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On Line. >I know that's what IBM says it meant. >I don't believe them, I think SPOOL always meant spool.
I don't know about that. The first time I heard it was in the mid-1970's (in University) and I was told, then, that was what it stood for. If it were to be coined today, it would be SPOO, since Online is now one word. Of course, if it were spoo, it would have to be aged, because only Narns eat fresh spoo. When in doubt. PANIC!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
