one thing.. os/2 v. 4 was called "merlin"... might lead to some confusion
-david
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From: "Dale A. Raby" <publisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Names
>
> OK. On the subject of names. I came up with a couple of half-baked
> ideas while in the shower... hey inspiration strikes where it may, but I
> appologize for this horrible image. I propose that we look to history
> and/or mythology for our inspiration. Specifically, I would suggest
> Arthurian mythology.
>
> On that note, a few specifics:
>
> Excalibur...
>
> The sword given to Arthur by a hand reaching out of the surface of a
> lake. With it he was to unite (read conquer) England. The scabbard,
> according to Merlin was the most valuable part of the package as one
> holding it would lose no blood in battle. So it was a warrior's tool
> that rendered one invulnerable. Kind of like the mythical crash-proof
> OS This one would lend itself well to the artists among us. It is also
> old beyond belief and cannot be copyrighted. Le Morte d' Arthur was
> originally published in the 1400's.
>
> Merlin...
>
> Also can't be copyrighted. Would lend itself to wide interpretation
> graphically. Merlin was supposedly a powerful wizard, but actually did
> little other than to disguise people and create other illusions. The
> paralels to our modern cyberworld are obvious.
>
> Lancelot...
>
> This knight of Arthur is mostly known for stealing Arthur's queen
> Guinever... for us, the world desktop market from Microsoft. This would
> also lend itself well to graphics.
>
> Any of these would be instantly recognizable to most any educated person
> in the world, and even some six hundred years after the legends were
> gathered and published in book form by Sir Thomas Malory, himself almost
> lost in legend, they still conjure images that appeal to many.
>
>
> Comments?
>
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