27 Oct
2002
27 Oct
'02
10:58 a.m.
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Well, seeing as we're on the subject of machine
names...
I asked my brother for some suggestiosn. He picked "goku", "gohan"
and
"goten" - all characters from the anime series "Dragonball Z". I told
him
that I wasn't about to use names from a cartoon series. So he half inched
OK, I've read/heard that expression before, and I'm curious about it.
Where did "half inch" come from? Does it refer to any specific mode of
aquisition, like Human Engineering as opposed to rifling the desk?
Please, do tell.
Doc