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Re: dbdebunk 'Quote of Week' comment

From: Frank_Hamersley <terabite_at_isat.bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:51:56 GMT
Message-ID: <0WTOe.8702$FA3.4237@news-server.bigpond.net.au>


"Alan" <not.me_at_uhuh.rcn.com> wrote in message news:yjROe.2793$k92.2212_at_trndny05...
> My topper is: "Have you ever wired plug boards?"
> >
> Yes, I have. here's another one to use: Have you ever drawn a diagonal
line
> on the side of a deck of punch cards?
>

Yeehar! Using CDC Update to mod the OS on the 73 using 80 column cards was the best time!

It was very formative - in fact I still style my code like it must fit in 72 chars :-)

Cheers, Frank. Received on Wed Aug 24 2005 - 00:51:56 CDT

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