22 May
1998
22 May
'98
2:38 p.m.
Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
Here's a quote from a DEC manual I have:
"The VAX 785 features fast RAM microcode..."
Does that mean the 785 loads all it's microcode from the floppy?
I've located the rest of a VAX 785 CPU, and I can have it,
but the brakes in my car have failed (Rather spectacularly, I might add...)
so they'll have to wait a day or two...
Another thing: The emergency brakes in a Chevy Sprint will NOT stop
the car in a hurry.
They will, however, cause the car to SKID in a hurry...
(No, I didn't hit anyone. But I did scare the bejesus out of myself.)
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A teacher of mine told me many years ago that if you've never wet
your pants behind the wheel, you should never try commuting in
New York or Los Angeles -- you're not braced for the stress.
(I spent many years commuting Los Angeles, now working in NYC I
prefer to take the train, since even the cab drivers are suicidal
idiots -- plus there's this stupid law that you _can't_ turn right
at a red light -- but apparently going straight through red lights
is OK or rules against it are unenforced -- probably the cops find
it safer to chase those making the turn.)
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_