RE: Spelling out, was Acronyms

[Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>]

Dick Margulis ponders ...
>
> By the way, I understand the the protocol used to communicate 
> between scanners and PCs, TWAIN, is an acronym for Technology 
> Without An Interesting Name. If that's true, I'd probably 
> want to spell it out in a manual just for the fun of it.
> 

The acronym isn't correct, but it is cute.  For the real story, go to
http://www.twain.org/faq.htm .

Cheers ... Kim
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