21 Dec
2018
21 Dec
'18
1 p.m.
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 the
PDP-9 and not a PDP-9/L.
The term "Winchester disk" is another example of name coined after
another deeply embedded cultural term having nothing to do with
computing.
--
Will