[Elecraft] How to pronounce the "/"?

[O. Johns]

And don't forget the computer nerd web site /.   It is pronounced "slashdot"
<http://slashdot.org> "News for Nerds.  Stuff that Matters."

Oliver
W6ODJ


On 2 Apr 2010, at 2:30 PM, gdaught6 at stanford.edu wrote:

> David wrote...
> 
>> I don't see any mention of the word "slash".  That is an Americanism 
>> like center ;-)
> 
> This is just a guess.  Early in the 60's, IBM used the "slash" as part of their control 
> language to their OS on the 650, the 360 series, etc.  Who amongst us doesn't 
> remember having to put a "slash star" [columns 1 and 2] as the last card in the deck 
> to go into the reader?  Who wants to say "virgule askerisk"?!
> 
> As I recall, the USAF taught me to say "stroke" but I got out of the AF quite a few 
> years ago... like 50!
> 
> 73, and godotsysin dd star
> 
> 
> 
> George T Daughters, K6GT
> CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
> October 2-3, 2010
> 
> 
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