David Alan Black wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 12 May 2001, Conrad Schneiker wrote:
> 
> > Furio R Filoseta wrote:
> >
> > # Hey, I have just remembered that big laser beams are born within
> > # ruby tubes.
> >
> > Maybe sometimes, but lots of other things are used these days:
> >
> >     (http://home.achilles.net/~jtalbot/history/lasers.html)
> >
> > # Power, precision, high tech, coherence are to me
> > # related to lasers.
> >
> > That's the most coherent suggestion yet.
> > Plus it's obviously brilliant. :-)
> >
> > # Maybe someone finds this appealing and woould like to elaborate.
> >
> > The logo could say:
> >
> >            RUBY
> >     High Powered Programming
> 
> How about:
> 
>                       Ruby
> 
>                  power and light
> 
> which could mean it has power and light, or it has power and *is*
> light ("power... and light!").

Hmm. Interesting idea. 

How about the following elaboration. The name "Ruby" (in bold Times
Roman font) would be glowing bright red from inside a dark red, beveled
ruby slab. (Best viewed in fixed width font.)


!       ------------
!      | R  U  B  Y |
!       ------------
!
!           The 
!     POWER and LIGHT
!           of
!  Dynamic OO Programming

-- 
Conrad Schneiker
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