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Re: Name of Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sven Rizzotti)
Thu Jul 20 02:03:30 1995
From: Sven Rizzotti <rizzotti.sven@ch.swissbank.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 95 08:53:40 +0200
To: Richard Wahongan <n1061925@dodo.fit.qut.edu.au>
Cc: Jason Weiler <weilerj@std.teradyne.com>, java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
I think it's more the synonym of COFFEE, do you know any programer who isn't
filled up with coffein all the time ;-) and anyway - it's just a cool name
__Sven
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:17:47 +1000 (EST)
> From: Richard Wahongan <n1061925@dodo.fit.qut.edu.au>
> To: Sven Rizzotti <rizzotti.sven@ch.swissbank.com>
> Cc: Jason Weiler <weilerj@std.teradyne.com>, java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
> Subject: Re: Name of Java
> In-Reply-To: <9507180803.AA17530@chbslu01.iis.ch.swissbank.com>
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> And why is the Island name used for this programming language ?
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> Richard Wahongan
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> On Tue, 18 Jul 1995, Sven Rizzotti wrote:
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> > that's what the webster says:
> >
> > __Sven
> >
> > ja*va \'jav-e, 'ja_v-, -e_\
> > [Java, island of Indonesia]
> > (1850)
> > :COFFEE
> >
> > _ Geographical Names:
> >
> > Ja*va \'ja_v-e, 'jav-e\ 1 island Indonesia SE of Sumatra; chief city Djakarta
> > area 51,007 sq mi (132,618 sq km), pop 78,201,001
> > 2 sea, arm of the Pacific bounded on S by Java, on W by Sumatra, on N by
> > Borneo, & on E by Celebes
> >
> >
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