X-Apparently-From: Message-ID: <001501c0471c$7e1c1580$f2881004@dbcooper> From: "Patrick Moran" To: References: Subject: Re: Trivia Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 04:30:15 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 8:28 PM Subject: Re: Trivia > On 2000-11-04 opendos AT delorie DOT com said to bmarcum AT iglou DOT com > >> Who was the person that named the Altair and why? > >> Where did this person get the idea from? > >Not sure who, but if memory serves it was something to do with a > >planet called Altair $FOO in Star Trek. > >Regards, > >Ben A L Jemmett. > Altair was the name of the planet in the movie "Forbidden Planet". > > Net-Tamer V 1.08X - Test Drive It came from Star Trek. Pat _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com