Alas, stabbed in the back by the Fourteenth Floor. Pour one out for the
fallen homies, Poncho and Olds.
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> From: Vince Besse <vincentbesse725(a)gmail.com>
> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:19:55 -0500
> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: A bit of archaic terminology
> I miss Pontiac and Oldsmobile...
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 3:18 PM Steve Lagotte via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They
> say
> > on a clear day you can see General Motors...
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com>
> > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>
> > > Cc:
> > > Bcc:
> > > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500
> > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology
> > > I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today
> that
> > > GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the
> > February
> > > pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month.
> > >
> > > Just figured someone else might find that interesting.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joe Giliberti
> > >
> > >
> >
>
