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Date:      Sat, 8 Nov 1997 21:02:54 -0500 (EST)
From:      Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk
Subject:   Re: a.out format
Message-ID:  <199711090202.VAA05940@lakes.dignus.com>

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> Don't suppose anyone knows how the "a.out" format got its name?
> 
> Niall
> 


 Yes - I believe it derives it's name from the assembler.  Which the linker
usurped...   At least, that's the story I heard...

	- Dave Rivers -





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