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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?
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Acrobat - actually in the sense that it performs a great feat - platform independent portable document creation.
It's like walking on a rope.
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.... It's not a lot like walking on a rope.
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now that ya mention it Harry, i don't think there's really much of a comparison there