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diff --git a/miralib/manual/2 b/miralib/manual/2 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3cba655 --- /dev/null +++ b/miralib/manual/2 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +_A_b_o_u_t_ _t_h_e_ _n_a_m_e_ _`_M_i_r_a_n_d_a_' + +The word `Miranda' is not an acronym. It is a proper name (like `ADA'). + +"Miranda (f). From the Latin meaning `to be admired'. This name was +first used by Shakespeare for the heroine of `The Tempest', a young girl +blessed with many admirable qualities. Like other unusual Shakespearean +names it has been used quite frequently in the 20th century." + + - Collins Dictionary of First Names, + William Collins and Son Ltd, London, 1967 + +"O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! O brave new world." + + - `The Tempest' by William Shakespeare + (from a speech by Miranda, Act 5, Scene 1) + +_I_m_p_o_r_t_a_n_t_ _N_o_t_e_. When used as the name of a functional programming +system, `Miranda' is a trademark (tm) of Research Software Ltd. + +Note that only the first letter of Miranda is upper case - it should +never be written all in capitals. + |