Re: The origins of "LISA"

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From: Tim Smith
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1987 22:24

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kevin@violet.berkeley.edu (Kevin Baranski-Walker) writes:
< No, LISA was *not* named after Job's daughter, which he doesn't have by
< the way.  Edsel *was* named after the son of a Chrysler executive
< though, thereby establishing the dreaded product naming cursee.

Henry Ford ( the father of Edsel Ford ), was not a Chrysler eecutive.
-- 
Tim Smith, Knowledgian		{sdcrdcf,uunet}!ism780c!tim
				tim@ism780c.isc.com
"Oh I wish I were Matthew Wiener, That is who I truly want to be,
 'Cause if I were Matthew Wiener, Tim Maroney would send flames to me"

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Subject: Re: The origins of "LISA"
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