Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!fred From: fred@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang,net.wanted Subject: Re: valspeak info wanted Message-ID: <558@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Jul-83 19:50:03 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.558 Posted: Thu Jul 7 19:50:03 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Jul-83 05:14:26 EDT References: <406@mit-eddie.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 12 From: gumby@mit-eddie Is "tubular" complimentary or derogatory? That is, if someone tells me that I have "a totally tubular computer" should I thank them? genuinely confused, david Around here all our computer equipment is solid-state. I haven't used a tubular computer in years.