What do these terms mean?

[Noons]

"Richard Foote" <richard.foote@bigpond.com> wrote in
news:NHyT9.20629$jM5.56547@newsfeeds.bigpond.com and I quote:

>

>> ABAP

>
> Absurdly Blotched Application Program

You're not wrong...

> Because it's such cute piece of software that reminds many of the happy,
> carefree days on the late 1970's, when David Bowie was still in the
> charts, people danced and cuddled in the streets, Dr Who was on the
> telly, people wore sequins, fat ties, pink socks, leather pants and
> looked stylish doing so(note Pete Sharman still does) and Larry Ellison

PS still does, *what*? Look stylish? Wear the paraphernalia?
Inquiring minds want to know... :D


--
Cheers
Nuno Souto
[email]nsouto@optusnet.com.au.nosp[/email]am

[Telemachus]

SAP and ABAP in your environment usually means a consultancy group giggling
and pointing at you from the corner as they rake in the wonga.

AS400 means you've listened to IBM speak and were impressed;

A/P is a newswire service with a slash in it.

Side note : 'why r' is bad grammar.
"Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3e1ea059_1@news.iprimus.com.au...

> SAP
> ABAP
> AS 400 environment
> A/P
>
> Side note: what are informix dbms like? and why r they so popular?
>
>
> Regards
> Alana
>
>
>

[DA Morgan]

Richard Foote wrote:

> "Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3e1ea059_1@news.iprimus.com.au...

> > SAP

>
> Silly Application Program
>

> > ABAP

>
> Absurdly Blotched Application Program
>

> > AS 400 environment

>
> Aunty Sheryl's 400 (cup cakes) environment, commonly known as her kitchen by
> family, friends and residents of the South Tuggeranong Retirement Village
>

> > A/P

>
> Application Programmer (taking a "slash")
>

> >
> > Side note: what are informix dbms like? and why r they so popular?

>
> Because it's such cute piece of software that reminds many of the happy,
> carefree days on the late 1970's, when David Bowie was still in the charts,
> people danced and cuddled in the streets, Dr Who was on the telly, people
> wore sequins, fat ties, pink socks, leather pants and looked stylish doing
> so(note Pete Sharman still does) and Larry Ellison was still an unknown
> strip dancer in San Francisco gay clubs.
>
> However, whether 23 customers world wide can be described as "popular" is
> somewhat questionable...
>
> Hope that helps to clarify everything ;)
>
> Richard

Ok Peter ... enough is enough. We're taking back the America's Cup.

Dan Morgan

[Pete Sharman]

In article <Xns92FFF1AC3F9EDmineminemine@210.49.20.254>, Noons says...

>
>"Richard Foote" <richard.foote@bigpond.com> wrote in
>news:NHyT9.20629$jM5.56547@newsfeeds.bigpond.co m and I quote:
>

>>

>>> ABAP

>>
>> Absurdly Blotched Application Program

>
>You're not wrong...
>

>> Because it's such cute piece of software that reminds many of the happy,
>> carefree days on the late 1970's, when David Bowie was still in the
>> charts, people danced and cuddled in the streets, Dr Who was on the
>> telly, people wore sequins, fat ties, pink socks, leather pants and
>> looked stylish doing so(note Pete Sharman still does) and Larry Ellison

>
>
>PS still does, *what*? Look stylish? Wear the paraphernalia?
>Inquiring minds want to know... :D
>
>
>--
>Cheers
>Nuno Souto
>nsouto@optusnet.com.au.nospam

Actually he lies. I gave him all my sequins, fat ties and pink socks when I
moved to the US. I still kept the leather pants though! :)

HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;

[FC]

>

> AS400 means you've listened to IBM speak and were impressed;
>

I have been working for years on AS400 and it's a very reliable platform.
Never seen a problem in 7 years and I've managed dozens of machines.
Never crashed or gave odd problems.
O/S 400 is consistent and its control language is powerful, expandable and
rich of features.
It's a pity that no Oracle version is available for this platform.

Flavio

[DA Morgan]

Pete Sharman wrote:

> In article <Xns92FFF1AC3F9EDmineminemine@210.49.20.254>, Noons says...

> >
> >"Richard Foote" <richard.foote@bigpond.com> wrote in
> >news:NHyT9.20629$jM5.56547@newsfeeds.bigpond.co m and I quote:
> >

> >>
> >>> ABAP
> >>
> >> Absurdly Blotched Application Program

> >
> >You're not wrong...
> >

> >> Because it's such cute piece of software that reminds many of the happy,
> >> carefree days on the late 1970's, when David Bowie was still in the
> >> charts, people danced and cuddled in the streets, Dr Who was on the
> >> telly, people wore sequins, fat ties, pink socks, leather pants and
> >> looked stylish doing so(note Pete Sharman still does) and Larry Ellison

> >
> >
> >PS still does, *what*? Look stylish? Wear the paraphernalia?
> >Inquiring minds want to know... :D
> >
> >
> >--
> >Cheers
> >Nuno Souto
> >nsouto@optusnet.com.au.nospam

>
> Actually he lies. I gave him all my sequins, fat ties and pink socks when I
> moved to the US. I still kept the leather pants though! :)
>
> HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
>
> Pete
>
> SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;

Are you here in the Colonies now?

Where?

Dan Morgan

[Noons]

Martin Doherty <martin.doherty@nospam.com> wrote in
news:s0IT9.18$Ey.175@news.oracle.com and I quote:

> Hmmm, let's see, Pete moved to a country that has been an independent
> democratic republic for 225+ years, from a place that very recently
> voted to retain an English queen as its head of state.
>
> And you call YOUR place the Colonies ?????
>

LOL!

Somethings never change...

:D

--
Cheers
Nuno Souto
[email]nsouto@optusnet.com.au.nosp[/email]am

[Pete Sharman]

In article <3E1F4463.5A17189@exesolutions.com>, DA says...

>

snip

>
>Are you here in the Colonies now?
>
>Where?
>
>Dan Morgan
>

I've been based at Oracle HQ for the past 4 years.

HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;