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| author | William Joye <wjoye@cfa.harvard.edu> | 2017-10-26 16:44:17 (GMT) |
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| committer | William Joye <wjoye@cfa.harvard.edu> | 2017-10-26 16:44:17 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/xpa/doc/name.html b/xpa/doc/name.html deleted file mode 100644 index 5269378..0000000 --- a/xpa/doc/name.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -<!-- =defdoc xpaname xpaname n --> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>What does XPA stand for?</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> - -<!-- =section xpaname NAME --> -<H2><A NAME="xpaname">XPAName: What does XPA stand for?</A></H2> - -<!-- =section xpaname SYNOPSIS --> -<H2>Summary</H2> -<P> -What does XPA stand for? Who knows anymore! - -<!-- =section xpaname DESCRIPTION --> -<H2>Description</H2> -<P> -What does XPA stand for? Dunno! The XPA messaging system originally -was built on top of the X Window System and XPA was the mnemonic for -<EM>X Public Access</EM>, to emphasize that we were providing public -access to previously private data and algorithms in Xt programs. Now -that XPA no longer is tied to X, it can be argued that we ought to -change the name (how about <EM>SPAM: simple public access mechanism -</EM>), but XPA is in wide-spread use in the astronomical community of -its birth, and the name has taken on a life of its own. If anyone can -think of what XPA now means, please let us know. - -<P> -If you think this is bad, consider the MMT Telescope on Mount Hopkins, -Arizona. When first installed twenty years ago, it featured an array -of six 72-inch diameter mirrors. from which came its name: the -<EM>Multiple Mirror Telescope</EM>. In spring of 1999, these mirrors -were replaced by a single 21 and 1/2 -foot diameter primary mirror, -the largest single-piece glass reflector on the North American -continent. And now MMT stands for ... MMT! - -<!-- =section xpaname SEE ALSO --> -<!-- =text See xpa(n) for a list of XPA help pages --> -<!-- =stop --> - -<P> -<A HREF="./help.html">Go to XPA Help Index</A> - -<H5>Last updated: September 10, 2003</H5> -</BODY> -</HTML> - |