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scrool |
2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: scrool /skrool/ n. [from the pioneering Roundtable chat system in Houston ca 1984; prob. originated as a typo for `scroll'] The log of old messages, available for later perusal or to help one get back in synch with the conversation. It was originally called the `scrool monster', because an early version of the roundtable software had a bug where it would dump all 8K of scrool on a user's terminal. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: scrool /skrool/ [The pioneering Roundtable chat system in Houston ca 1984; probably originated as a typo for "scroll"] The log of old messages, available for later perusal or to help one get back in synch with the conversation. It was originally called the "scrool monster", because an early version of the roundtable software had a bug where it would dump all 8K of scrool on a user's terminal. [{Jargon File}]
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