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Bad Choices
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 25 May 2000 04:51:28 GMT
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I wonder if I can start an underground movement among Apple/Mac groupies,
fanatics, etc... to change the _horrid_ pronunciation of SCSI (scuzzy) to
something a little better, like SCSI (sexy).
When I first learned about the small computer systems interface, it seemed
natural to add an 'e' between the 's' and 'c' rather than a 'u' between the
'c' and 's'
Is anyone else miffed at the choice the 'standard-bearers' made?
Maybe if we .geeks band together and unite to calling scuzzy sexy, it might
be commonplace in a year....
Just IMnot-so-HO
--Electro--
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) You're not alone. (URL). My impression is that it _was_ the geeks who came up with 'scuzzy'. It's more amusing than 'sexy'. (Remember all the horrid advertizing surrounding computers with 386SX and 486SX processors? Urg. No need to encourage (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Hunh? Oh wait, you said Apple/Mac groupies, so I get it now. Its scuzzy - deal with it. :) I'm sure Apple/Mac groupies could put their collective efforts into something more useful, like maybe encouraging Apple to come up with cooler new (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| When they first came up with SCSI, the originators of the standard (no, I don't remember who it was) tried to impress upon everyone else that SCSI should be pronounced "sexy"... it was the geeks (snorting derisively at a too- cute acronym, no doubt) (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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