In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Eycott, 
George, VF UK - Technology (TS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Being the sad git I am (quiet at the back), I was watching a bit of
>history the other day, namely a TV program from 1982 called "Making the
>most of the Micro" which was one of the series the BBC did to accompany
>the BBC micro computer (or the other way around). Anyway, they were
>doing a bit on how micros are (well, were) used in the real world and
>they were using BWB (as they were then) as an example. There was this
>young lady operating a Micro putting in details of where all the hire
>boats had been so they knew where the busiest parts of the system were
>so that they could plan where to put marinas (note, this was to plan for
>them to go in the quiet bits where there was enough water, not the
>busiest bits, wonder what happened to that plan). Imagine my surprise
>when they flashed the name of the person on the screen, none other than
>Sally Ash! Just how long has she been at BW?

Many would simply say "Too long"!

Guy
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