[sdiy] OT Re: Basic was not an acronym (neither is Moog or Arp)

[harry bissell]

AFAIK:

ARP is the initials of founder Allen R. Pearlman...

Is that an acronym, or not ???

H^) harry



--- James Husted <james at ersatzplanet.com> wrote:
> on 12/3/01 7:01 AM, John L Marshall at
> john.l.marshall at gte.net wrote:
> 
> > Yup.
> > 
> > Neill an engineer at Amphenol invented the N
> connector.
> > 
> > Concelman an engineer at AT&T invented the C
> connector.
> > 
> > BNC and TNC is an integration of the two.
> > 
> > In a pinch, a BNC or a TNC female can be mated
> with an N male. (No sex
> > Jokes.)
> > 
> > Anal? Perhaps. We love to rewrite history if we
> don't know.
> > 
> > Its up to us to preserve synthesizer history.
> Imagine 60 years from now some
> > ignorant person referring to Dieter as the
> inventer of the analog music
> > synthesizer.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > 
> Or trying to come up with acronyms for Moog and Arp!
> (Musically Organized
> Orchestra Gizmo, or A Really Pretty synthesizer...
> make me stop..)
> 
> -James
> -- 
> James Husted                        The ErsatZ
> Planet
> james at ersatzplanet.com          
> www.ersatzplanet.com
> 
> "Welcome to the first day of the rest of your
> money."
> 
> 
> 


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