[Info-vax] Maybe a bit OT, maybe not.. in any case an interesting article

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 5/16/2012 11:18 AM, Paul Sture wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:59 -0400, David Froble wrote:
>
>> To most people a computer is just another tool.  There are other things
>> in this world besides being able to program computers.  With today's
>> tablet computers, forget programming, it's just a tool that comes
>> pre-configured with applications.
>
> Well, my father had an assortment of cheap tools in his toolbox, and
> helping him fix stuff was always a pain - rounded screwdrivers, electric
> drills without enough oomph et al.
>
> My reaction was to promise myself that I'd buy decent quality tools once
> I started earning my own money.
>
> A decnet joiner will pick his first saw carefully, buy a sharpening kit,

WTF is a "decnet joiner"

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