Re: Website for MOUNTAIN SWITCHES???

[george]

They are a Taiwanese company: http://www.miyama.com/

 

[Percival P. Cassidy]

Try "Japanese." At least, that is what I see at that site, but when I
click on the text in the middle of the screen, I get taken to the ISP's
Web site (Netgroove). I think that the text on which I clicked might be
saying that the site is undergoing maintenance -- if I am interpreting
correctly the Kanji on the second line (I've studied Chinese, not Japanese).

BTW, "yama" is Japanese for "mountain"; I don't know about the "mi" bit.

Perce

 

[george]

Sorry, I didn't investigate whether or not the referring website that I
found had it
right...it claimed they were Taiwanese. I didn't give it a second thought.
<g>

 

[Percival P. Cassidy]

Try "Japanese." At least, that is what I see at that site, but when I
click on the text in the middle of the screen, I get taken to the ISP's
Web site (Netgroove). I think that the text on which I clicked might be
saying that the site is undergoing maintenance -- if I am interpreting
correctly the Kanji on the second line (I've studied Chinese, not
Japanese).

BTW, "yama" is Japanese for "mountain"; I don't know about the "mi" bit.

Just to complete the above sample from my mine of useless trivia, I have
now learned that the "mi" part means "three." So the name "Miyama" means
"Three Mountains," which happens to be the name of a place in Japan,
perhaps the home town of the Miyama company.

Similarly (and I know that you were all dying to know this) the name
"Mitsubishi" means "Three Diamonds," as in the company's familiar logo.

I'll shut up now.

Perce

 

[george]

Just to complete the above sample from my mine of useless trivia, I have
now learned that the "mi" part means "three." So the name "Miyama" means
"Three Mountains," which happens to be the name of a place in Japan,
perhaps the home town of the Miyama company.

Similarly (and I know that you were all dying to know this) the name
"Mitsubishi" means "Three Diamonds," as in the company's familiar logo.

I'll shut up now.

Perce

So, they misnamed themselves? Any company with a 500 year business plan
should have used the Japanese word for "insanity"...any help on what that
might
be?

George
(wondering how they planned to be in automotive and semi-conductors back in
the Middle Ages)