From: Ian King
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:19 AM
From: cctalk-bounces at
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Behalf Of bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
[bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:55 AM
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Subject: Re: computer graphics in the 1950s
Joachim Thiemann wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:17 AM, bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
> <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
>> Joachim Thiemann wrote:
>>> Actually, shouldn't the Jacquard
Loom count?
>> If it could count, it would be a
computer. :)
> You might be trying to pull the wool over our
eyes, but there is a
> well-woven argument here. However, I think we may be loosing the
> thread.
> I better stop before Jay tell us to put a
sock in it.
Yes, that could be looming ahead.
---
[snip]
Woof. Now that's warped.
This is the sort of thing that is threatening the very fabric of our
community.