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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:29 PM Original message |
Computer geek query: Why did they invent _ (underscore) ? |
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ironman202 (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. it was the lawyers... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. [Smile] probably so... |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. As a substitute for the minus sign. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why is this a computer geek query? |
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hnsez (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. It is older than the computer |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Ah, thank all of you !!!! nt |
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Robert Oak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. learn to use google, no offense |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I understand why you said that, but... |
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Robert Oak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. sorry |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 06:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. "social lubricant" |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Goes all the way back to early typesetting. |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. The below is REALLY what I wanted to know: |
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hnsez (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. wiki pwns |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. And, of course... |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Thanks ! nt |
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Alpharetta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. ah, the memories. |
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patdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. Geeks did not 'invent' it they use it for a space when a space is not |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. that_is_the_truth |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-05 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think it was already on typewriters |
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