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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by jxramos on Friday July 14, 2023 @11:02AM (#36724979)
that's an interesting question, like "AAAA Plumbing" back when the physical phone book was the route for discovery. Folks would deliberately vie for position in that thing.
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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by hiccuphippo on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:20PM (#36726974)
Same for Apple, so it would show up before Atari in the phone book.
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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by tenebrisalietum on Friday July 14, 2023 @02:28PM (#36728010)
Asus was either originally going to be or originally intended to be Pegasus, but it was changed to "Asus" to be alphabetically first. I'm sure that's also the story behind the name Abit.
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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by bombcar on Saturday July 15, 2023 @12:25AM (#36733461)
Interesting, that would imply it should be pronounced uh-sis not Ay-sus.
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