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03/03/06 12:27
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#111161 - Stupid names of our time...
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Jan Waclawek said:
As the semiconductor companies manage to change their names faster than I can follow, I started a chart trying to describe these changes

Looks impressive!

What were HP - sorry, Agilent - thinking with the name "Avago"??

No doubt they intend it to be pronounced Av-aah-go with a long 'a' in the middle, but over here it's bound to become 'ave-a-go! - as in "have a go", but with a dropped 'h'...

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Where have those companies gone?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Stupid names of our time...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Names/Convergence            01/01/70 00:00      
         ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            One more            01/01/70 00:00      
               Thanks. I will include it.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Unless '51 specific            01/01/70 00:00      
               That's it            01/01/70 00:00      
      Stupid names            01/01/70 00:00      
         Here is more stupid names            01/01/70 00:00      
            OT: Greek mythology            01/01/70 00:00      
               Is it not scary?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  multilevel security            01/01/70 00:00      
         Offensive!            01/01/70 00:00      
            Offensive - to gerbils            01/01/70 00:00      

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