Sean Miller wrote:
> On 11/12/07, *Tony Arnold* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> 
>     > Yes, whereas my great grandfather always swears by Altavista... ;-)
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Altavista is just a rebranded yahoo search.
> 
>     Altavista came first, I think. It was originally set up by Digital (DEC,
>     now HP via Compaq). I guess it was bought out by someone, but I don't
>     know who.
> 
>  
> Thanks for getting the joke, Tony...
>  
> These youngsters, eh?  When I started in IT greenscreen was cutting
> edge, lol ;-)

Ha! My first coding was done on punched cards in Algol 60! Paper tape
seemed so exciting too!

Regards,
Tony.
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Head of IT Security,                Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004
University of Manchester,           Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039
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