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Subject:Re: Technical name for the #? From:Beth Agnew <bagnew -at- INSYSTEMS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:05:11 -0500
Doug Nickerson wrote: "The winning names in that contest were Octothorpe,
judged "most authentic," and Gridlet, judged "most intriguing." Reference:
Campbell, Joe, "C Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications," Howard W.
Sams, 1988, Pg. 14
GRIDLET - I love it!! Let's all adopt it as "standard" and change the world!
--Beth
who has forever marred her children by telling them that the appropriate
dust-collecting companion to a broom was a "gride".
Beth Agnew
Senior Technical Writer, InSystems Technologies Inc.
65 Allstate Parkway, Suite 100 Tel: (905) 513-1400 ext. 280
Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 9X1 Fax: (905) 513-1419 mailto:bagnew -at- insystems -dot- com Visit us at: http://www.insystems.com
