Re: Mac Oh-Ess-(Ex|Ten) (was: Mac JPEG viewer advice)

--- Andy Wardley <abwwardley.org> wrote:

> That should be enough to convince you that
"Oh-Ess-Ex" is the right
> one
> to use.   Also, it
rolls off the tongue easier, IMHO.
<snip>
> Sorry, I can't offer any advice on Oh-Ess-Nine (other
than: upgrade).
> That was before my time.

Funny.  I always thought that was called
"Oh-Ess-Eye-Ex".

Hmm, revisionist history is tasty.

Cheers,
Ovid

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On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 00:54 -0700, Ovid wrote:
> --- Andy Wardley <abwwardley.org> wrote:
> 
> > That should be enough to convince you that
"Oh-Ess-Ex" is the right
> > one
> > to use.   Also, it
rolls off the tongue easier, IMHO.
> <snip>
> > Sorry, I can't offer any advice on Oh-Ess-Nine
(other than: upgrade).
> > That was before my time.
> 
> Funny.  I always thought that was called
"Oh-Ess-Eye-Ex".
> 
> Hmm, revisionist history is tasty.
> 

I always thought there was a need for something to
disamiguate the Apple
impostor from the real OS-9

/J
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