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To: iowamark
Should've gotten this one


11 posted on 04/01/2008 2:49:34 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: MuttTheHoople

I have programmed DoD computers with paper tape .... scary


17 posted on 04/01/2008 2:52:21 PM PDT by clamper1797 (It would be insane to vote for Hussein)
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To: MuttTheHoople

Ah would that be the venerable “COLOSSUS” HMRMF (Her Majesty’s Royal Mainframe MkI).


34 posted on 04/01/2008 3:01:37 PM PDT by AmericanDave (Terrorism....... it's a growth industry.)
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To: MuttTheHoople
Why are 'glitches' called computer 'bugs'?

This is a picture of the first actual computer 'bug' and, thus, the origin of the term computer bug:


36 posted on 04/01/2008 3:01:59 PM PDT by TomGuy
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