[geeks] Software Bloat

Bill Bradford geeks at sunhelp.org
Mon Dec 17 16:22:16 CST 2001


On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 02:16:10PM -0800, Ken Hansen wrote:
> Wow, is it just me or does anyone else feel old too?
> "... when BASIC had line numbers" indeed!
> Joshua, you crack me up... Maybe some day I'll explain
> to you why real programers only code up to column 71,
> and what it means to have a character in the 72nd
> column... ;^)

I've got an unused "pad" of punched cards (bound together in "tear one off"
checkbook style).  I should write him a letter with them, and pay him
$20 if he can email me back what they say. 8-)

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX



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