If a mile of wire weighed one gram (very conservative) then a second's worth would weigh 186 kilograms. Grace could work miracles, but there's a limit to what a 105-pound lady can carry.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: the Queen of Coding - Adm. Grace Hoper On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:49:05 +0000, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: >Yes, if I remember correctly (note message about memory core), but she had >brought in a large coil of wire for that one. Yep. Very long. 186,000 miles, or about a billion feet. > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] >On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin >> >>Errr... "Second"? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
