Posted by Jon on September 22, 2002 at 00:58:32 from 199.159.244.217 user Jon.
In Reply to: Re: Jargon posted by Peter H on September 20, 2002 at 21:25:52:
Since the Merriam-Webster site gave an 1846 date for the use of "vanilla" as an adjective meaning "plain", if it's computer-related jargon you'll have to blame those stalwart English types Charles Babbage and Ada, Lady Lovelace!