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Subject: Re: [grrltalk] Re: [issues] Idea for Linuxchix groups and LUGs
and so on
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> My mom tells stories of being able to tell whether code was stuck in a
> loop because of the pattern of the flashing lights.
HEY! **I** remeber doing that,
Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
> My mom tells stories of being able to tell whether code was stuck in a
> loop because of the pattern of the flashing lights.
HEY! **I** remeber doing that, darnit. :-P
"Your mom" indeed.
If the loop was tight enough they didn't flash, of course...because they
were
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> But it got me thinking.. there's an idea for something interesting for
> Linuxchix groups, LUGs, and everything else. Look for the people who
> were programming or engineering with 'puters in the 50's and 60's.
> There'll be some in your community. A
I was in an antiques shop yesterday, and got talking to the shop
assistant ... and made a discovery:
She was a programmer back in the punchcard days.
I've semi-invited her to give a talk on her experiences and what
programming was like then, to local user groups. (Now I need to get
in
