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Article #22023Re: New buzzword
From: Preston Briggs
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1990 02:52
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1990 02:52
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In article <5945@eos.UUCP> eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes: >Over the weekend I had call to think of THE NEXT buzzword. I support the immediate drafting of the buzz-adjective "hemi" into the computer architecture/marketing lexicon. After all, "hemi" has performed yeoman service over the years for the auto industry (particularly *performance* cars, nudge, nudge). And who knows more about marketing? The obvious usage is Hemi Mini. Hemi Drive has possibilities (or perhaps Demi Drive). Or a souped-up barrel processor called the Hemi-HEP (pay attention Tera). Perhaps the worst, and therefore the clincher, is calling GaAs devices "hemiconductors." sign me "Embarrassed"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rice!titan!preston From: preston@titan.rice.edu (Preston Briggs) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: New buzzword Message-ID: <4197@brazos.Rice.edu> Date: 10 Jan 90 02:52:48 GMT References: <5945@eos.UUCP> Sender: root@rice.edu Reply-To: preston@titan.rice.edu (Preston Briggs) Organization: Rice University, Houston Lines: 18