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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: Andrew's new Z-machine... (was Re: Hugo vs. TADS/Inform)
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Den of Iniquity (dmss100@york.ac.uk) wrote:
> Andrew! You're thinking of doing work on a new z-machine spec? I suppose 
> we're to believe it's acually named after you then?

It won't be called that, because it will have little to do with the
existing Z-machine. (An early draft was labelled "Z-machine Infinity", but
it's really not a fair name, much like the parallel case of "Ultimate
AGT." This was before Matt released "Zip Infinity" for the Mac, which
tripled the confusion value.)

> [how do I pronounce my Z?]

The American way. (It has nothing to do with the Z-machine either.)

Now, what I want to know is, what's a Z bed? I recently bought an album 
from a delightful British a capella folk group -- Artisan. One of their 
songs was something about a "zed bed". I looked at the lyrics sheet and 
saw that it was "Z bed", which is consistent, but doesn't tell me what the
thing is.

They were making fun of it. Apparently you have to inflate it.

--Z

-- 

"And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the
borogoves..."
