17 Mar
2010
17 Mar
'10
6:14 p.m.
As with all words, context is important. ;)
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From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 1:01:56 PM
Subject: Re: great abandonware for your classic PC
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Fred Cisin wrote:
In the US Navy, it stands for "Postal Clerk".
In the UK it stands for "Police Constable".
Acronyms are evil.
Zane
> Wait...
what's the definition of a PC again? ;-)
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 blstuart at bellsouth.net wrote:
Program counter, known in some circles as the IP
(instruction pointer)
(N.B. editorial opinion: all other uses of those initials are evil)
What is wrong with "Printed Circuit"?