14 Dec
2002
14 Dec
'02
12:10 a.m.
On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
I've just been watching the TLC show about Hackers
and Phone Freakers.
I don't work in the computer industry, so I don't hear many pronunciations.
Do you pronounce DEC as "Dee Eee Cee" or as "deck"? I've always
called
it "deck".
I've always pronounced DEC as "deck". There's also the classic PDP-10
catchphrase: "If it doesn't have 36 bits, you're not playing with a full
DEC!"
-brian.