Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 15:46:31 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: groff
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On 14 Mar 1997, Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> (And why, oh why must unix programs always have names that are just random
> letters chosen to be pronouncible but without meaning?

Only if you intentionally ot subconsciously name only the cryptic Unix 
names and omit any such DOS names.  How about these DOS programs:

	chkdsk
	join (joun what? to whom?)
	fc (huh?)
	msd
	smartdrv (would you guess it's a disk cache?)
	memmaker (does it indeed make the memory?)

etc.