On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 6:55 AM, Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> When Marty Zimelis lead the VM Program, he always explained that history at
> the VM Program opening session.  You can search this listserve for a
> previous posting with more (maybe more accurate) details, including the
> history behind Edgar Beargen, the poor stuffed teddy bear that my wife and I
> created and which I continue to torture by mounting him on a  copper pipe
> atop the "Linux and VM Program table"  at each SHARE evening reception.

And as I read in Melinda's paper, the MVS program decided then they
also needed a mascot. And out of free will they elected the Turkey to
represent them... :-)

Rob

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