DEC

From: Brian Chase <vaxzilla_at_jarai.org>
Date: Sat Dec 14 00:10:01 2002

On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:

> I've just been watching the TLC show about Hackers and Phone Freakers.
> I don't work in the computer industry, so I don't hear many pronunciations.
>
> Do you pronounce DEC as "Dee Eee Cee" or as "deck"? I've always called
> it "deck".

I've always pronounced DEC as "deck". There's also the classic PDP-10
catchphrase: "If it doesn't have 36 bits, you're not playing with a full
DEC!"

-brian.
Received on Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:10:01 GMT