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Re: Origin of "Lenovo"?

From:Glenn Alexander <glenalec@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 14, 2004, 1:49
From: www.theregister.com a few weeks back

http://www.theregister.com/2003/05/19/chinese_pc_giant_sets_new/

Yup, as of right now Legend's OBD will be known as Lenovo, a title
which is the bastard offspring of an unholy mating of "legend" and
"novo" - you know, as in the Latin "novo" meaning "innovation and
novelty".

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Glenn Alexander
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