#C Compilers: which one?
28-Jul-89 22:09:32
Sb: #58911-#C Compilers: which one?
Fm: George Brickner 70040,104
To: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
Don, don't forget SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fouled Up), it goes hand in
hand with FUBAR.
Speaking of history: I read about an old vacuum tube computer that was afraid
of the dark. They used a lot of those NE-2 neon bulbs in various parts of the
circuitry. The NE-2's would change properties depending upon the amount of
ambient light. When they would turn off most of the lights in the computer
room, the computer would crash. As long as the lights stayed on, the computer
would keep working.
We've come a long way.
Geo