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diff --git a/etc/emacs.names b/etc/emacs.names new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..bae4996ea12 --- /dev/null +++ b/etc/emacs.names @@ -0,0 +1,442 @@ +From: harvard!topaz!BLUE!BRAIL@mit-eddie +Date: 9 Sep 85 17:25:27 EDT +Subject: EMACS -- What does it mean? +To: mit-prep!info-gnu-emacs@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU + + EMACS may stand for "Editing MACroS," but some friends of mine +suggested some more creative definitions. Here they are. Anyone have +any additions? + +-------- + +Even a +Master of +Arts +Comes +Simpler + +Emacs +Manuals +Are +Cryptic and +Surreal + +Energetic +Merchants +Always +Cultivate +Sales + +Each +Manual's +Audience is +Completely +Stupified + +Emacs +Means +A +Crappy +Screen + +Eventually +Munches +All +Computer +Storage + +Even +My +Aunt +Crashes the +System + +Eradication of +Memory +Accomplished with +Complete +Simplicity + +Elsewhere +Maybe +Alternative +Civilizations +Survive + +Egregious +Managers +Actively +Court +Stallman + +Esoteric +Malleability +Always +Considered +Silly + +Emacs +Manuals +Always +Cause +Senility + +Easily +Maintained with the +Assistance of +Chemical +Solutions + +EMACS +MACRO +ACTED +CREDO +SODOM + +Edwardian +Manifestation of +All +Colonial +Sins + +Generally +Not +Used + +Except by +Middle +Aged +Computer +Scientists + +Extended +Macros +Are +Considered +Superfluous + +Every +Mode +Accelerates +Creation of +Software + +Elsewhere +Maybe +All +Commands are +Simple + +Emacs +May +Allow +Customised +Screwups + +Excellent +Manuals +Are +Clearly +Suppressed + +Emetic +Macros +Assault +Core and +Segmentation + +Embarrassed +Manual-Writer +Accused of +Communist +Subversion + +Extensibilty and +Modifiability +Aggravate +Confirmed +Simpletons + +Emacs +May +Annihilate +Command +Structures + +Easily +Mangles, +Aborts, +Crashes and +Stupifies + +Extraneous +Macros +And +Commands +Stink + +Exceptionally +Mediocre +Algorithm for +Computer +Scientists + +EMACS +Makes no +Allowances +Considering its +Stiff price + +Equine +Mammals +Are +Considerably +Smaller + +Embarrasingly +Mundane +Advertising +Cuts +Sales + +Every +Moron +Assumes +CCA is +Superior + +Exceptionally +Mediocre +Autocratic +Control +System + +EMACS +May +Alienate +Clients and +Supporters + +Excavating +Mayan +Architecture +Comes +Simpler + +Erasing +Minds +Allows +Complete +Submission + +Every +Male +Adolescent +Craves +Sex + +Elephantine +Memory +Absolutely +Considered +Sine que non + +Emacs +Makers +Are +Crazy +Sickos + +Eenie-Meenie-Miney-Mo- +Macros +Are +Completely +Slow + +Experience the +Mildest +Ad +Campaign ever +Seen + +Emacs +Makefiles +Annihilate +C- +Shells + +Eradication of +Memory +Accomplished with +Complete +Simplicity + +Emetic +Macros +Assault +Core and +Segmentation + +Epileptic +MLisp +Aggravates +Compiler +Seizures + +Eleven thousand +Monkeys +Asynchronously +Crank out these +Slogans +------- + +From: ihnss!warren@mit-eddie (Warren Montgomery) +Newsgroups: net.emacs +Subject: Re: EMACS -- What does it mean? +Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 09:14:24 EDT +Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL +Apparently-To: emacs-netnews-distribution@mit-prep + +Someone at a luncheon suggested it meant: + +Evenings, +Mornings, +And a +Couple of +Saturdays + +(In reference to the odd hours that went into the creation of my +implementation). + +-- + + Warren Montgomery + ihnss!warren + IH ((312)-979) x2494 + +Date: Wed, 18 Sep 85 10:11:04 edt +From: inmet!tower@inmet.inmet (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) <inmet!tower@cca-unix> +Subject: Re: EMACS -- What does it mean? +To: tower@MIT-PREP.ARPA + +Received: by inmet.uucp (4.12/inmet) id AA02199; Wed, 18 Sep 85 09:10:17 edt +Date: Wed, 18 Sep 85 09:10:17 edt +Message-Id: <8509181310.AA02199@inmet.uucp> +Uucp-Paths: {bellcore,ima,ihnp4}!inmet!tower +Arpa-Path: ima!inmet!tower@CCA-UNIX.ARPA +Organization: Intermetrics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA +Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 +/* Written 6:48 pm Sep 14, 1985 by gml@ssc-vax in inmet:net.emacs */ +/* ---------- "Re: EMACS -- What does it mean?" ---------- */ +Pleeeeeeeze!!! Nice try on the meaning of EMACS. I believe the +correct acronym is: + +Emacs +Makes +All +Computing +Simple + +Thank you, and Good Night +/* End of text from inmet:net.emacs */ + +From: ho95e!wcs@mit-eddie (Bill.Stewart.4K435.x0705) +Newsgroups: net.emacs +Subject: Re: EMACS -- What does it mean? +Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 21:43:54 EDT +Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ +Apparently-To: emacs-netnews-distribution@mit-prep + +> > very interesting, but what does GNU stand for ? +> GNU = Gnu's Not UNIX. There is also MINCE, for Mince Is Not a Complete Emacs. +> More recursive acronyms, anyone? +Many people have also seen FINE Is Not Emacs, but the one that has +character is THief Isn't Even Fine. +-- +## Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs + +Path: mit-eddie!think!harvard!bbnccv!bbncca!linus!decvax!mcnc!ncsu!uvacs!edison!ta2 +From: edison!ta2@mit-eddie (tom allebrandi) +Newsgroups: net.emacs +Subject: Re: Re: EMACS -- What does it mean? +Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 18:11:55 EDT +Organization: General Electric's Mountain Resort +Apparently-To: emacs-netnews-distribution@mit-prep + +> GNU = Gnu's Not UNIX. There is also MINCE, for Mince Is Not a Complete Emacs. +> +> More recursive acronyms, anyone? +> + +For the DEC-system-10/20: FINE - Fine Is Not Emacs..... + +-- +............... +tom allebrandi 2, general electric aco, charlottesville, va +{decvax,duke}!mcnc!ncsu!uvacs!edison!ta2 +box 8106, charlottesville, va, 22906 +(804) 978-5566 +............... + +Date: Wed, 16 Oct 85 01:38:12 edt +From: inmet!tower (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) <inmet!tower@cca-unix> +Subject: more names +To: tower@MIT-PREP.ARPA + +Received: by inmet.uucp (4.12/inmet) id AA12997; Tue, 15 Oct 85 22:31:39 edt +Date: Tue, 15 Oct 85 22:31:39 edt +Message-Id: <8510160231.AA12997@inmet.uucp> +Uucp-Paths: {bellcore,ima,ihnp4}!inmet!tower +Arpa-Path: ima!inmet!tower@CCA-UNIX.ARPA +Organization: Intermetrics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA +Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 +/* Written 12:20 pm Oct 14, 1985 by rs@mirror.UUCP in inmet:net.emacs */ + + +SINE: Sine Is Not Emacs + (MIT Architecture Machine Group) + +EINE: Eine is Not Emacs + (MIT Lisp Machine) + +ZWEI: Zwei Was Eine Initially + ("rev2" of EINE) + +-- +Rich $alz {mit-eddie, ihnp4!inmet, wjh12, cca, datacube} !mirror!rs +Mirror Systems 2067 Massachusetts Ave. +617-661-0777 Cambridge, MA, 02140 +/* End of text from inmet:net.emacs */ + +Path: mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!gatech!ulysses!pajb +From: ulysses!pajb@mit-eddie (Paul Bennett) +Newsgroups: net.emacs +Subject: Here we go again ... +Date: Sat, 19-Oct-85 17:26:49 EDT +Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill +Apparently-To: emacs-netnews-distribution@mit-prep + + +> EINE: Eine is Not Emacs +> (MIT Lisp Machine) +> +> ZWEI: Zwei Was Eine Initially +> ("rev2" of EINE) + +DREI: DREI - Really Emacs Inside + (Exists only in my head) + +Paul. + +UUCP: {decvax,allegra,vax135,ucbvax}!ulysses!circe!pajb +DDD: (201) 582 7346 +USPS: AT&T Bell Labs, Room 5E-103, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 + +.. I don't care WHO you are, you're not walking on the water while I'M fishing.-- +Paul. + +UUCP: {decvax,allegra,vax135,ucbvax}!ulysses!circe!pajb +DDD: (201) 582 7346 +USPS: AT&T Bell Labs, Room 5E-103, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 + +.. I don't care WHO you are, you're not walking on the water while I'M fishing. |