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Re: Fav. Urban Legend...Mem vs Disk

From: Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:08:30 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0042F31D.20020320150830@fatcity.com>

For those who aren't familiar with the book, the question of Life, The Universe, and Everything turned out to be:

    What is six times nine ?

(And coincidentally, or so the author claimed, 6 x 9 = 42 if you are working in base 13).

Jonathan Lewis
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-----Original Message-----
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Date: 20 March 2002 14:32

Depends on the question.

Jerry Whittle
ACIFICS DBA
NCI Information Systems Inc.
jerome.whittle_at_scott.af.mil
618-622-4145

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mogens Nørgaard [SMTP:mln_at_miracleas.dk]
>
> I always thought 42 was a good number. Perhaps I was wrong.
>

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