[rescue] A bit of Fun

Eric Dittman dittman at dittman.net
Tue Jun 17 22:56:10 CDT 2003


> > > > > 	So I move this from worst OS to worse application (maybe worst
> > > > > windows manager?).
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone name the application for which "vaporware" was
> > > > first coined?
> > >
> > > Ovation for DOS?
> >
> > Bingo!
> 
> Xanadu predated it, but they came up with the term for Ovation. :)

That's why I asked which application for which the term
was coined, not the oldest example.

Bonus question:  Who came up with "vaporware"?
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Eric Dittman
dittman at dittman.net



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