On 12 May 2008 08:21:52 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Comstock) wrote: >I once met an instructor in San Francisco whose name was >something_or_other III. He decided the III was the only >part that gave him uniqueness. He had his name legally >changed to '3'. Failed a lot of validation tests on many >computer systems (drivers license, tax forms, credit >cards, and on and on); fought many, won some. I've lost >touch with him over the years, but I'll never forget his >story (he was an excellent instructor, too).
Around 1968 I read a book where this guy had a long hyphenated name which the computers kept having troubles with. He invented a bacterium that ate computer tapes for revenge - which made him an ecological hero though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
