Re: What do these terms mean?

Hi Richard,

thanks for this contribution. I just love it. And learned something about live as well... ;-)

Greetings *still giggling*,
Guido

"Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote...
> "Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3e1ea059_1_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > SAP
>
> Silly Application Program
>
> > ABAP
>
> Absurdly Blotched Application Program
>
> > AS 400 environment
>
> Aunty Sheryl's 400 (cup cakes) environment, commonly known as her kitchen
by
> family, friends and residents of the South Tuggeranong Retirement Village
>
> > A/P
>
> Application Programmer (taking a "slash")
>
> >
> > Side note: what are informix dbms like? and why r they so popular?
>
> Because it's such cute piece of software that reminds many of the happy,
> carefree days on the late 1970's, when David Bowie was still in the
charts,
> people danced and cuddled in the streets, Dr Who was on the telly, people
> wore sequins, fat ties, pink socks, leather pants and looked stylish doing
> so(note Pete Sharman still does) and Larry Ellison was still an unknown
> strip dancer in San Francisco gay clubs.
>
> However, whether 23 customers world wide can be described as "popular" is
> somewhat questionable...
>
> Hope that helps to clarify everything ;)
>
> Richard
>
>
Received on Fri Jan 10 2003 - 06:34:06 CST