[Coco] Coco3 GIF viewer demonstrated
Zippster
zippster278 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 5 12:19:39 EST 2018
I have a beard, most definitely swill coffee, and say GIF like ‘gift’.
Pretty sure I don’t fit any definition of hipster though. :)
I think both pronunciations are so widespread at this point that
both can be considered acceptable.
- Ed
> On Mar 5, 2018, at 9:15 AM, rietveld rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I guess I am one of those n00b's. I apologize for using this group as a tool to improve my coco skill set. Clearly I offended your greatness with my shear ignorance.
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry Passport Red Edition.
> Original Message
> From: John W. Linville
> Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 10:00 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Reply To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Coco3 GIF viewer demonstrated
>
>
> And there was virtually no argument about it for 20+ years. In fact,
> using the 'hard G' pronunciation was a mark of a complete n00b for
> most in the BBS/Internet world.
>
> Then some self-important hipster types rediscovered the format
> and adopted it for its ability to show animations. Shockingly, the
> coffee swilling bearded ones couldn't be bothered to learn how to
> pronounce it...
>
> John
>
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