[vcf-midatlantic] we need an endearing term for our computer pioneers/founders

Sentrytv sentrytv at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 10 09:32:47 EST 2020


I suggested

 "RTZ"

return to zero

Because you get a chance to start over.


Sent from:
My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

> On Jan 9, 2020, at 9:32 PM, Sentrytv <sentrytv at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> RTZ
> 
> Sent from:
> My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
> 
>> On Jan 9, 2020, at 9:20 PM, Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>> 
>> NOP
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 9, 2020, at 9:15 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> End of line
>> 
>> RTS
>> 
>> END RUN
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020, 8:49 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <
>>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> /dev/null
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 8:45 PM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic <
>>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Reset Bits
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Not great but only thing that came to mind.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 9, 2020, at 8:32 PM, Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic <
>>>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> re: the passing of Randy Suess (BBS) and Gary Starkweather (Laser
>>> Printer)
>>>> 
>>>> "silent keys" are amateur radio operators who have passed away.
>>>> https://silentkeys.org/
>>>> 
>>>> The term "Fallen Flags" describes those railroads
>>>> whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy,
>>>> or liquidation.
>>>> http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/
>>>> https://www.american-rails.com/fallen-flags.html
>>>> 
>>>> We need something similar to honor computer/electronics pioneers.
>>>> 
>>>> -- Jeff Jonas
>>>> 
>>>> PS: analogous to the computer jargon list is RR lingo:
>>>> http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/glossry1.Html
>>>> 
>>> 



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