Wordplay

ziggy on 2002-04-24T18:31:48

Wintel is shorthand for the Windows-on-x86. By extension, Lintel shorthand for Linux-on-x86. But lintel also means this (courtesy of http://www.m-w.com):

Main Entry: lin·tel
Date: 14th century

A horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening


lintel

TorgoX on 2002-04-24T23:41:30

Yup, cognate with "lens" and "lentil", too.

Re:lintel

yudel on 2002-05-01T21:53:38

Maybe 14th century English, but I've seen it used in 11th century French.

food

chicks on 2002-04-26T02:58:40

lentil's are food too. I bet they never expected a link from use.perl.