Steve Marak wrote: >It would all be a lot funnier to me if I didn't frequently run into people who >*believe* Hollywood's conception of computers, computer security, hacking, >etc. Apparently it is so far out of their wheelhouse that they have no way to >engage the skepticism that would save them if someone offered to sell them the >Brooklyn Bridge. Makes me wonder in which areas that is true of me.
The summer of '75, after my 8th grade, I sat in on my dad's PL/I class at University of Waterloo. This was sort of a big deal, of course-back then, middle school kids didn't have access to computers! A good friend, who was far from dumb or sheltered, asked me what "the computer's voice" sounded like. I was gobsmacked then, and, as you note, things haven't gotten a lot better! (ISTR not even bothering to explain punched cards to him...) ...phsiii ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
