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- From: zzassps@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Phil Stringer)
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: Symbol for pound sterling
- Message-ID: <6554@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 15:39:29 GMT
- References: <C174JH.Iq@exnet.co.uk> <C17yEy.7BJ@exnet.co.uk> <zlsiida.823@fs1.mcc.ac.uk>
- Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.
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- In article <zlsiida.823@fs1.mcc.ac.uk> zlsiida@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (dave budd) writes:
- >In article <C17yEy.7BJ@exnet.co.uk> dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon) writes:
- >
- >>I call it `hash', but then I call `!' `pling' or `bang' so I may be
- >>atypical! B^>
- >
- >We have a guy here who calls "!" "shriek"
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- Of course! The George 3 operating used "!" for specifying workfiles
- (temporary files), and the character was called "shriek". If I remember
- correctly the definition is in the "George 3 Operating Systems" manual.
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- Of course I couldn't show you as the George 3 manuals went a long time ago!
- (But I do still have the cassette course "The Anatomy of George 3"!)
-
- >and why not?
- >
- > All creatures will make merry (on pain of death)
- > Dave Budd, MCC, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England (44|0)61-275-6033
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