Re: Where did the name "Dhrystone" come from?

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From: steves
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1987 22:25

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In article <299@ames.UUCP> eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene Miya N.) writes:
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>Dhrystone is simply a weak pun on Whetstone just as
>Where did Whetstone come from?

It was developed in a lab in Whetstone, England.

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From: steves@ncr-sd.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Where did the name "Dhrystone" come from?
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Date: Wed, 11-Feb-87 17:25:18 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 11 17:25:18 1987
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