At 03:27 PM 2/23/98 -0900, Gary Barnett wrote: >On Monday, February 23, 1998 3:23 PM, Matt McLaughlin >[SMTP:mattm@SATYRS.ENGR.CSUFRESNO.EDU] wrote: >> I have got one question.. who the HELL started the ackronym.. OLC.. >> really been around since the first editors.. ie obuild and then >> following >> oasis.. that were actually put out as shareware.. then you would not >> err note that it should actually have the ackronym OLE... >> >> If you disagree with me.. then you obviously cant spell or sound things >> out.. >> >Trolling are you? > >Here's on possibility given 10 seconds thought: > >OLC was coined by someone who called his builders "Creators" > >This enabled OnLine Creation > >Besides MS made OLE into something that you wouldn't want your stuff >confused with in the beginnings.. though that was after diku was conceived I >think. Does any of this really matter? Aaron +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://democracy.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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