In spite of Arnold's anecdote, I think that I18n was in use long before 1991. I first started using it myself in perhaps 1987, having picked it up from colleagues at Digital Equipment Corporation (remember *them*?); I have no idea where they got the term, though. However, I first encountered L10n quite some years later, possibly as recently as 1994 or 1995, but I don't recall it as clearly.
Jim At 07:14 AM 2002-10-10 -0400 Thursday, Winkler, Arnold F wrote: >Tex, > >Here is my recollection: > >Sometime around 1991 in a IEEE P1003.1 (POSIX) meeting, Gary Miller (IBM) >was writing on the blackboard. After having spelled out >Internationalization a few times, he first abbreviated it to I--n and a bit >later (obviously after counting the letters in between) used I18N. Sandra >might have been at the meeting, and Keld - they might be able to confirm my >recollection. > >L10N did not show up until quite some time later. I have no idea who used >it first. ======================================================================== Jim Melton --- Editor of ISO/IEC 9075-* (SQL) Phone: +1.801.942.0144 Oracle Corporation Oracle Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1930 Viscounti Drive Standards email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sandy, UT 84093-1063 Personal email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] USA Fax : +1.801.942.3345 ======================================================================== = Facts are facts. However, any opinions expressed are the opinions = = only of myself and may or may not reflect the opinions of anybody = = else with whom I may or may not have discussed the issues at hand. = ========================================================================
