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

[Paul Sture]

On Wed, 16 May 2012 22:24:07 -0400, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> 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"
> 
> (Please proof-read before hitting "send")
> 
> <snip>

"decent"

I'd just been doing some searches on DECnet and my fingers kept writing 
"decent".  Must be getting old...



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Paul Sture