System naming: Difference between revisions

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Please be cautious when adding to this list. Pronunciation and spelling difficulties may rule out names like Dijkstra, Kay and Hoare. Make sure that the name can be pronounced, written unambiguously from hearing it, and does not sound like another word. This probably means puns are unsuitable.
Please be cautious when adding to this list. Pronunciation and spelling difficulties may rule out names like Dijkstra, Kay and Hoare. Make sure that the name can be pronounced, written unambiguously from hearing it, and does not sound like another word. This probably means puns are unsuitable.


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Cray Cray]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stark_Draper Draper]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stark_Draper Draper]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) Hall]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) Hall]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_Perlman]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_Perlman]
* Gilmore
* Gilmore


== Old names ==
== Old names ==
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