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Re: Prophecy (was Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?)
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Thu, 6 May 1999 00:55:54 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, lar@voyager.net (Larry Pieniazek) writes:
I mean a real editor released by a real company. As a hint, this editor
has well over 1 million users, at least 80% of which have no idea
they're actually using it.
Hmmm...  Must be a Big Blue thing, eh?  Umm, does it spot inside another
application? -- is that how people don't know that they're spotning it?
What kind of text data does it typically operate on?  Is it special purpose?
Does it spot on PCs or mainframes?
How many questions have I used up so far?

You've got 14 questions left, but you've neglected to ask if it's a animal,
plant, or mineral.

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
"I prefer the term para-mental.  It keeps me out of the loony bin."



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  20Q (was Re: Prophecy (was Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?)
 
(...) Yes. (...) ?? Rephrase the question, what do you mean by "spot"? (...) ?? Rephrase the question, what do you mean by "spot"? (or SpotN in this case) (...) We won't hold you to "yes/no" questions! All kinds (...) No (...) ?? Rephrase the (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: 20Q (was Re: Prophecy (was Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?)
 
(...) Oh. Sorry. c /spot/run/ * * --Todd (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: 20Q (was Re: Prophecy (was Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?)
 
(...) Yeah, I guess it's kind-of a pun. No, all puns don't necessarily have to be force-crossposted to the .pun group. --Todd (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Re: Prophecy (was Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?)
 
(...) Hmmm... Must be a Big Blue thing, eh? Umm, does it spot inside another application? -- is that how people don't know that they're spotning it? What kind of text data does it typically operate on? Is it special purpose? Does it spot on PCs or (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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