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- From: judson@watserv.ucr.edu (Mike Judson)
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- Subject: Re: Disc/Disk (was Re: Presently)
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 02:24:24 GMT
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- In article <3066@eram.esi.COM.AU> dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan18.043428.13684@news.columbia.edu>,
- > gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener) writes:
- >
- > | The specification calls them compact discs, the audio industry calls them
- > | compact discs, and the New York Times calls them compact disks, and I don't
- > | know why, but it annoys everyone in the audio industry.
-
- I think the New York Times is in error. A Compact Disc (though I can't
- cite it) is (I think) a patented name, whereas compact disk is not.
- Whoever designed the compact disc wanted it to be distinguished from
- a regular disk and hence spelled it with a "c."
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- --
- You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown
- who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has
- severe diarrhea.
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- Jack Handy
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