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IBM Dictionary of Computing Technology [pdf]
- keiferski 6y agoMy favorite entry: artificial intelligence n. The opposite of natural silliness.
- glhaynes 6y agohandle 1. n. In the Advanced DOS and OS/2 operating systems, a binary value created by the system… “Advanced DOS”, interesting. I think I recall hearing that was a potential name for what eventually became OS/2 back before it was announced. But I don’t recall ever having seen IBM use that name publicly.
- glhaynes 6y ago(Thinking through it more, I bet "Advanced DOS" just means PC DOS >= 2.0!)
- jonjacky 6y agoSee also this humorous but nevertheless very telling dictionary from the same era (1990) compiled by the notable IBM programmer Mike Collishaw: IBM Jargon and General Computing Dictionary Tenth Edition http://www.comlay.net/ibmjarg.pdf http://www.comlay.net/ibmjarg.pdf