OT: You know you're old when...

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 02:38:41AM -0400, Fairlight wrote:
> Okay, maybe not -old-...but it feels like it, relatively speaking.
> 
> The MMO community has general abbreviations for many things, such as
> "ty" for thank you, "yw" for you're welcome, etc.  I was just wishing
> someone luck before logging off for dinner and got this back from a
> guildmate:  "tx - enjoy your dinner"
> 
> First thought:  "Transmit??  Transmit what?!"
> 
> I can't decide if it's a plus or a minus that the old modem abbreviations
> have stuck with me.  :)  Actually, I think that predates modems and goes
> back to teletypes, doesn't it?

Ham radio.  Turn of last century, probably.

Cheers,
-- jra
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