At 08:05 -0600 on 05/13/2008, Howard Brazee wrote about Re: Mainframe
programming vs the Web:
On 12 May 2008 14:13:07 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert A. Rosenberg)
wrote:
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.
By any chance was that "The Man Whose Name Wouldn't Fit"?
As I was reading this thread I was thinking of that Science Fiction
Novel before getting to your message. Based on this memory, and on
impulse, I just right now bought a copy so I can reread it. Copies
are available from Amazon if you want to reread it yourself.
That name sounds correct. 40 years is significant for a book that I
no longer have. It is interesting that it precedes modern recycling
of plastics.
There are a number of books I read that many years ago which I
suddenly remember (such as in this case) - most of which I took out
of a library not purchased. My copy is on the way to me so I can
reread it again.
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