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Old 31-10-2005, 18:13   #23
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Re: Free Opera!

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Originally Posted by entwisi
Now who can tell me why it is called Betamax? I'm not a rich man but 50 Ackers to whoever gets it.

The "Betamax" name is said to derive from the Japanese phrase beta gaki (raw + write), however, as a pun, the designed trademark incorporated the Greek letter "beta";
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