15 Dec
2006
15 Dec
'06
4:44 p.m.
--- Christian Corti <cc at corti-net.de> wrote:
[
Note to those who don't understand all the terms:
FAB: Firmware Accessory Board
FEM: Firmware Expansion Module
DCPC: Dual Channel Port Controller
TBG: Time Base Generator
WCS: Writable Control Store
SIS: Scientific Instruction Set
VIS: Vector Instruction Set
DMI: Dynamic Mapping Instuctions
FFP: Fast Fortran Processor
FPP: Floating Point Processor
]
Thanks.
There are a few terms from other discussions
that i don't know either, such as:
BOG (no, not the toilet!)
FGPA (I think that's right)
If there isn't already a definitions/terms list
on classiccmp.org could one be added?
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
15 Dec
15 Dec
4:51 p.m.
New subject: Terms
Andrew wrote...
BOG (no, not the toilet!)
Absolutely no clue.
FGPA (I think that's right)
Probably FPGA,
or Field Programmable Gate Array. Think of it as a prom that
you can program to be a processor, not just data.
If there isn't already a definitions/terms list
on classiccmp.org could one be added?
On first blush, I would think this untenable.
There's just too many terms,
and most are probably already there in places like wikipedia. But should we
add one to the classiccmp website perhaps? I dunno...
Jay
5:02 p.m.
New subject: Terms
It was thus said that the Great Jay West once stated:
Andrew wrote...
I use <http://www.acronymfinder.com/> and there's also a plugin for the
Firefox websearch field (the one that normally defaults to Google) for
AcronymFinder. Pretty handy.
-spc (Quite a few plugins for that search bar on Firefox)
BOG (no, not the toilet!)
Absolutely no
clue.
FGPA (I think that's right)
Probably
FPGA, or Field Programmable Gate Array. Think of it as a prom that
you can program to be a processor, not just data.
If there isn't already a definitions/terms
list
on classiccmp.org could one be added?
On first blush, I would think this untenable.
There's just too many terms,
and most are probably already there in places like wikipedia. But should we
add one to the classiccmp website perhaps? I dunno... 
5:07 p.m.
New subject: Terms
In article <20061215220242.GD20482 at linus.groomlake.area51>,
Sean Conner <spc at conman.org> writes:
I use <http://www.acronymfinder.com/> and
there's also a plugin for the
Firefox websearch field (the one that normally defaults to Google) for
AcronymFinder. Pretty handy.
IE7 will let you add your own search providers and I just added one
for acronyms using that site. Pretty handy.
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17 Dec
3:27 p.m.
New subject: Terms
At 03:07 PM 12/15/2006 -0700, you wrote:
In article <20061215220242.GD20482 at
linus.groomlake.area51>,
Sean Conner <spc at conman.org> writes:
> I use <http://www.acronymfinder.com/> and there's also a plugin for the
> Firefox websearch field (the one that normally defaults to Google) for
> AcronymFinder. Pretty handy.
Any such resource that returns 44 acronyms for "TLA" gets my vote.
Bonus points: Correctly defines ETLA.
Bonus points, 1 point taken off (score: A-) for having the definition of
FLA (four-letter acronym) but on the second page of results.
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15 Dec
15 Dec
7:15 p.m.
New subject: Terms
Andrew wrote...
Could it be BOT, which is Begining Of Tape (one of the sensors in a tape
drive, the other being EOT (End Of Tape).
Or SOG, neaning Sync On Green, refering to an analogue RGB video monitor
where the gree nvideo signal is in fact composite video and includes the
sync signal.
-tony
BOG (no, not the toilet!)
Absolutely no
clue. 
4:58 p.m.
Rumor has it that aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk may have mentioned these words:
BOG (no, not the toilet!)
Isn't that where you get the peat moss from to make Irish whiskey? I saw
that on Modern Marvels: Distilleries. ;-)
FGPA (I think that's right)
FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, a similar technology would be:
CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Array.
All of the above are: IIRC. ;-)
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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