> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian T Rice [mailto:water at tunes.org]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:05 PM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: Re: Croquet alpha release(s?)
> 
> 
> On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Tim Rowledge wrote:
> 
> > Alan Kay <Alan.Kay at squeakland.org> is claimed by the 
> authorities to have written:
> >
> > > Sorry about the confusion --
> > >
> > > We need a greek letter before alpha. Whatever that might be, that
> > > would be a good letter to use for the first croquet release.
> > Hmm, could be tricky; Greek is unfortunately implemetented 
> in (spit)java
> > and specified as 'final.
> >
> > What is the first letter of the language use by the predominant
> > civilisation preceeding Greece? Bueler? Anyone?
> >
> > tim
> 
> Aleph?

or Alef   :)