On Wednesday, Feb 19, 2003, at 07:37 Europe/London, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
>> 3. A mischievous insect has somehow bridged the >> power circuit/switch so the >> CPU is always powered up. > > Well then, that would be a real computer bug. ;) Funny, I think there are actually 2 explanations for the use of 'bug' that I have heard: 1. When computers used punched card/tapes with opto-couplers to read in code, bugs used to get into the optical readers at night (attracted by the light and warmth) and cause the machine to read the code in wrong and crash. Hence you had a bug in the system. 2. It's a contraction of the good old english phrase 'bugger' oft uttered by computer technicians over here when something goes wrong, somehow unlikely I think... -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.68kmac.com> Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> Vintage Macs List Nanny "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
