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


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