[aprssig] Failed APRS?

[Patrick]

Well, the aprs spec (v 1.0.1) says position on the title page... ^o^  we 
can fight forever on a name...  Shakespeare must have been wrong about 
the rose..  Can't we just stick with calling it APRS and move on?

p

Stephen H. Smith wrote:
> jimlux wrote:
>   
>> You gotta admit though in re your statement:
>> "APRS was ever intended to be a "tracking" system. "
>>
>> that calling it the
>>
>> Automatic Position Reporting System
>>
>> wasn't the best long term strategic move, then..
>> You didn't call it "Amateur Short Digital Message System" or "Amateur 
>> Tactical Message System" or whatever else might have been an idea...
>>
>>   
>>     
>
>
> It  wasn't/isn't "Positiion" reporting.   The original usage was:
>
>      Automatic PACKET Reporting System      
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