Software Names

[Mark Sreeves]

Yes, I know, more spurious thoughts....

How did Adobe come up with the name Acrobat Reader? Why Acrobat?


Come to think of it tomcat is a bit of an odd name as well.

so is Outlook. What's that supposed to mean.

did it originate from...

Bill: "Will you get this damn mail program working on time?"
M$ employee: "Well, I'll have a go, but the outlook's not good"

Bill: "By 'eck lad, that's a good idea for a name!"




any other odd names/origins?

[Active]

Acrobat - actually in the sense that it performs a great feat - platform independent portable document creation.
It's like walking on a rope.

[HarryW]

.... It's not a lot like walking on a rope.

[PJB]

now that ya mention it Harry, i don't think there's really much of a comparison there