Author: Robert Pope
Date: 08:55:04 10/18/99
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On October 18, 1999 at 09:59:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 18, 1999 at 05:48:37, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>>Posted by Robert Hyatt on October 17, 1999 at 09:53:55: >> >>>>>I was thinking about your tremendous envy of the DB project. You have taken >>>>>every chance possible to 'do them in'. from your mistaken statements about >>>>>their output, to whatever. >>>> >>>>I can't remember any "mistaken statements" from Amir regarding DB. >>>> >>>>>your loss, not mine... >>>> >>>>Come on, some of us are just curious, don't confuse that with envy. >>>> >>>>Ed >>> > <snip> >> >>>There was his demand that IBM drop the "Junior" in "Deep Blue Junior". >> >>I would say if Amir was first with the name "Junior" he has every right to >>complain. >> > > >"Junior" is not a valid name in the US. "Junior" means "same name as father, >only one generation younger" here. We have _many_ products with "junior" in >their name for this reason. If they had only called their program Junior, I >would agree. But "Deep Blue Junior" is obviously not going to be confused with >a program named Junior. Or would you like me to introduce you to an old >American Automobile manufacturer that made a car named "Rebel"?? In the >60's. > > If Amir really was complaining about their use of the word "Junior", I think it is rather funny that there is another post right now that talks about a match that is going to take place with "Deep Junior" as a contestant. How many people first thought Deep Blue, before catching themselves? I bet a lot more than ever thought, "You mean Deep Blue Junior really isn't just a colored version of Junior?!?" :) > > >>Ed >> >>>As for curious, asking questions is one thing that a curious person would >>>do. I don't recall your making the kind of statements he has made.
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