Path: news.daimi.aau.dk!not-for-mail From: Michael Thomsen Newsgroups: comp.lang.beta Subject: Re: BETA:The name Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:46:32 -0700 Organization: DAIMI, Computer Science Dept. at Aarhus University Lines: 21 Message-ID: <33CE84A8.6095DF3D@daimi.aau.dk> References: <33CDFB30.277153E8@fernuni-hagen.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: karhu.daimi.aau.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Xref: news.daimi.aau.dk comp.lang.beta:11205 Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter wrote: > Hello, > > can someone explain to me where the name "BETA" comes from? > Is it an acronym? Does it refer to the greek letter? > > Best regards, > > Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter Take a look at the Beta FAQ, question 18. The FAQ can be found on the Beta homepage on: http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~beta/ and your question is answered at this address: http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~beta/FAQ/#Q18 Kind Regards, Michael Thomsen