🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.sun.hardware
Article #2477

Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?

#2477
From: Casper H.S. Dik
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:39
15 lines
2362 bytes
chocolatemalt <chocolatemalt@dim=dot=com.invalid> writes:

>Hmm... In my defense, I notice that numerous websites with "acronym" 
>lists freely use it to describe any initialism at all.  Not that it's 
>"correct" of course, but if misunderstanding becomes conventional and 
>the dictionary changes in a few years, it wouldn't be the first time.

It's a common misconception.

Casper
-- 
Expressed in this posting are my opinions.  They are in no way related
to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems.
Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.
Technical Details
Message-ID: <436c8bc4$0$11064$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!proxad.net!fr.ip.ndsoftware.net!feeder.enertel.nl!nntpfeed-01.ops.asmr-01.energis-idc.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!transit3.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
References: <43567331@212.67.96.135> <_xD5f.20556$l_2.11736@trnddc02> <dk3qu2$i3g$1@yoda.apana.org.au> <dk7v8l$aq1$1@neuromancer.cse.psu.edu> <Pine.SOL.4.64.0511010830250.28044@excalibur> <dkb8ra$bks$2@yoda.apana.org.au> <Pine.SOL.4.64.0511021419130.6713@excalibur> <dkdcdi$ahe$1@neuromancer.cse.psu.edu> <436a72a3@news.nucleus.com> <Xmwaf.49997$5e4.18786@tornado.texas.rr.com> <chocolatemalt-A26354.07440104112005@news.isp.giganews.com> <436b77a3$0$11080$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <dkftt6$nj2$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk> <chocolatemalt-B6E35A.13045204112005@news.isp.giganews.com> <436bdb38$0$11077$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <chocolatemalt-438B34.18585104112005@news.isp.giganews.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: f4671,6fa87c562c74d614
X-Google-Thread: 10d053,1411f72293ee099b
X-Google-Thread: 113606,ed66e2b41236896f
X-Google-Thread: f6653,1411f72293ee099b
X-Google-Thread: 11035d,ed66e2b41236896f
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4671,gid10d053,gid113606,gidf6653,gid11035d,public
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!proxad.net!fr.ip.ndsoftware.net!feeder.enertel.nl!nntpfeed-01.ops.asmr-01.energis-idc.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!transit3.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,aus.computers.sun,uk.comp.sys.sun,comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: When was the SPARC 20 introduced and discontinued?
References: <43567331@212.67.96.135> <_xD5f.20556$l_2.11736@trnddc02> <dk3qu2$i3g$1@yoda.apana.org.au> <dk7v8l$aq1$1@neuromancer.cse.psu.edu> <Pine.SOL.4.64.0511010830250.28044@excalibur> <dkb8ra$bks$2@yoda.apana.org.au> <Pine.SOL.4.64.0511021419130.6713@excalibur> <dkdcdi$ahe$1@neuromancer.cse.psu.edu> <436a72a3@news.nucleus.com> <Xmwaf.49997$5e4.18786@tornado.texas.rr.com> <chocolatemalt-A26354.07440104112005@news.isp.giganews.com> <436b77a3$0$11080$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <dkftt6$nj2$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk> <chocolatemalt-B6E35A.13045204112005@news.isp.giganews.com> <436bdb38$0$11077$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> <chocolatemalt-438B34.18585104112005@news.isp.giganews.com>
From: Casper H.S. Dik <Casper.Dik@Sun.COM>
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Netherlands
User-Agent: nn/6.6.2
Date: 05 Nov 2005 10:39:00 GMT
Lines: 15
Message-ID: <436c8bc4$0$11064$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.195.77.111
X-Trace: 1131187140 news.xs4all.nl 11064 casper/[::ffff:62.195.77.111]:33595
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl