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Subject: How did "beta-test" get it's name?

Author: Louis Fagliano

Date: 09:21:06 03/12/03

How did the term "beta-test" come to be used for the through test of a program
(usually by many indidviduls paid for this purpose) to catch bugs and errors
before it's offical commercial release?

Where did the greek letter "beta" come from?

Why not "alpha-test" or "gamma-test" or "delta-test"?

Re: How did "beta-test" get it's name? Jeroen van Dorp 15:03:18 03/12/03
Re: How did "beta-test" get it's name? Daniel Clausen 09:32:07 03/12/03
- Re: How did "beta-test" get it's name? Matthew White 12:08:19 03/12/03

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