Re: please describe bit.*

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From: Kyle Barger
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 13:00

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In article <dturne01-130694135253@dturner2.ess.harris.com>,
dturne01@ic1d.ess.harris.com (Denise Turner) wrote:

> Could you please let me know what "bit" stands for?  I have had a few
> suggestions from fellow employees as follows: Boys In Tights...

I'd guess it is for "BITNET", since most (all?) of the gatewayed mailing
lists were originally started on BITNET.
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Kyle Barger                        Haverford College
kbarger@haverford.edu              Academic Computing

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