17 Oct
2008
17 Oct
'08
12:31 p.m.
In article <20081016143058.V74632 at shell.lmi.net>,
Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> writes:
Actually, with the exception of the Jacquard loom (which I would argue is
controlled by a sequencer and not a computer, since it doesn't have any
read/write storage for variables or conditional branching', I've found
the other answers to be interesting and sensible. Certianly things have
been menitoned that i'd not really heard of before.
And yes, I tend to be pedantic, both in e-mail and face-to-face. Before
trying to answer a question (or solve a problem, or whatever), I like to
be sure I know exactly what is being asked.
-tony
Which is MUCH more fun.
...for one person had at the expense of many subscribers.
Honestly I don't know what it is about email that makes people think
its fun to be an asshole.