On 11/03/2008, mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11 Mar 2008 at 9:24, Harold Fuchs wrote: > ... > > > > Gremlins need to be exorcised. Computers are supposed to be rational; I > for > > one am far too simple minded to work with them if they weren't. > > > Tee hee :-) One could, I suspect, get into quite an discussion about > complexity and rationality. Fortunately well OT for the list, so > let's not go that way. > > When I started work, btw, we had a PDP8 as one of our main computers. > My predecessor actually used to put cake inside to appease the > trolls.
Putting cake in is one thing; taking bugs out is another: http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/first_computer_bug.htm -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
