On Jan 22, 2008 11:14 AM, Don Begley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2008, at 9:13 PM, Steve Smith wrote: > > > > > On Jan 21, 2008, at 2:45 PM, Russell Standish wrote: > > > >> As I tell my son, you don't really know how to use your computer > >> until > >> you've mastered the shell. > > > > You really haven't mastered a computer (or lived, really) until you've > > toggled programs directly in via register switches. > > > > Paper tape and card readers are new-fangled tools of the devil. > > > > - > > Plus, it's a lot easier to find the bugs when switches are mechanical. > > -d-
I don't know if I agree with that, but I'm willing to be convinced. :) Which is harder: finding the one intermittent cold solder joint among hundreds, or finding an incorrect use of "=" (assignment) in place of "==" (comparison)? ~~James ________________ www.turtlezero.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
