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Dec. 9th, 2004 11:14 am
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"Digital software."

Um, right. As opposed to, what, analog software?

Hmm.
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Date: 2004-12-09 09:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tobyaw
Analogue software to run on an analogue computer?

Date: 2004-12-09 09:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nosebeepbear.livejournal.com
Oral software.

Date: 2004-12-09 09:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com
*sits on hands*
ain't touching that one.....

Date: 2004-12-09 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nosebeepbear.livejournal.com
*evil grin*

Date: 2004-12-09 10:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anneb.livejournal.com
Yup. Preprogrammed abacus settings. Or maybe those young ladies at Bletchley Park in WWII were squishy software.

Date: 2004-12-09 10:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com
Well, I seem to recall that the first usage of the word "computer" was as a job description, not a machine. Not sure if it was those same ladies though.

(User friendly interface?! But I just met 'er!)

Date: 2004-12-09 11:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sharikkamur.livejournal.com
Is than an instruction? Surely anyone with half a brain would prefer to use a friendly interface?

Date: 2004-12-10 12:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com
No, say it out loud, "Use her..."

... oh, forget it.
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