On Fri, 21 Dec 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctech wrote:
I suspect the same common connection to "turbo", popularized by the auto
marketeers.
On the other hand, I've never seen a computer advertised with a
"Turbo-Hydra-Matic" or "Dynaflow" feature.
such as "turbo LAG"
Should look around the yards
> Could be--but I was pointed out that "straight eight" was an automotive
> term familiar to the laity that pre-dated DEC by a goodly number of
> years. We live in a world dominated by automobile marketing.
Some points to ponder:
The term Straight-9 is basically never heard when referring to
On 12/21/18 11:32 AM, allison via cctech wrote:
> And the automotive reference was not it. It was the straight as in not
> later lettered
> versions. Best similar use is: Whiskey straight, water on the side.
Could be--but I was pointed out that "straight eight" was an automotive
term familiar
On 12/21/2018 01:10 PM, Al Kossow via cctech wrote:
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> On 12/21/18 10:03 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
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>> "Straight-8" seems to be a fairly modern name coming from collectors
>>
>> I never heard it called that before then.
> Anyone feel like doing a alt.sys.pdp-8 search for it by date?
>
> I
