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From: Folderol on 14 Nov 2009 11:38 On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:44 +0000 Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> wrote: > On 2009-11-14, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: > > On 14 Nov 2009 01:42:12 GMT, "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > [...] > > > and the Babbage "computer" Ada "programmed" was never completed. > > It was eventually - in 1991, and got a printer in 2000 > <http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/computing_and_data_processing/1992-556.aspx> I thought that had been done 'recently' ... but I was keeping my head down in case I was wrong :P -- Will J G
From: Whiskers on 14 Nov 2009 18:14 On 2009-11-14, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: > On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:44 +0000, Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> wrote: > >>On 2009-11-14, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: >>> On 14 Nov 2009 01:42:12 GMT, "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>[...] >> >>> and the Babbage "computer" Ada "programmed" was never completed. >> >>It was eventually - in 1991, and got a printer in 2000 >><http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/computing_and_data_processing/1992-556.aspx> > > That wasn't a lot of use to Ada :o) Typical British government-funded project though; always too late, and always over budget. -- -- ^^^^^^^^^^ -- Whiskers -- ~~~~~~~~~~
From: Johnny B Good on 15 Nov 2009 01:10 The message <a19tf59jnbjnm9c9692vplfgkekii72luj(a)4ax.com> from Martin <me(a)address.invalid> contains these words: > On 14 Nov 2009 01:42:12 GMT, "Chris F.A. Johnson" > <cfajohnson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >On 2009-11-14, Johnny B Good wrote: > >> The message <20091113171256.573a71bb(a)debian> > >> from Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> contains these words: > >> > >> ====snip==== To make up for the "All Quotes, No Reply" posting ;-) > >> > >>> I sometimes like to ask these 'experts' if they know who Ada Lovelace > >>> was :) > >> > >> A 'nice' question. > >> > >> She is largely remembered for being the first programmer > > > > ...so far so good. > > > >> to (literally) > >> discover the first computer bug. > >> > >> Without googling to check the precise details, afaicr, a moth had crept > >> into the innards of the mainframe she was head programmer for which had > >> caused the hardware to misoperate revealing the real cause of the > >> software 'failure'. This led to the expression "There must be a bug in > >> the program" whenever a program failed to work as intended. > > > > You are mixing her up with Grace Hopper. Ada Lovelace was the > > previous century. Well, that's what happens when I don't take the simple precaution of checking my "Facts" :-( I knew that Ada Lovelace was the inspiration for a computer language (called 'Ada' - not Lovelace ;-) It's a pity I got her confused with Grace Hopper. > and the Babbage "computer" Ada "programmed" was never completed. Yes, it was an ambitious project ahead of its time pushing the limits of the current technology of the day. -- Regards, John. Please remove the "ohggcyht" before replying. The address has been munged to reject Spam-bots.
From: Johnny B Good on 15 Nov 2009 12:27 The message <20091114163858.6be8f231(a)debian> from Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> contains these words: > On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:44 +0000 > Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> wrote: > > On 2009-11-14, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: > > > On 14 Nov 2009 01:42:12 GMT, "Chris F.A. Johnson" > > > <cfajohnson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > and the Babbage "computer" Ada "programmed" was never completed. > > > > It was eventually - in 1991, and got a printer in 2000 > > <http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/computing_and_data_processing/1992-556.aspx> > I thought that had been done 'recently' ... but I was keeping my head > down in case I was wrong :P Not wishing to join _My_Club_, eh? ;-) I can't blame you for that (discretion being the better part of valour and all that). -- Regards, John. Please remove the "ohggcyht" before replying. The address has been munged to reject Spam-bots.
From: Folderol on 15 Nov 2009 14:19
On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:37:04 +0100 Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: > On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:27:09 GMT, Johnny B Good > <jcs.computersbutt(a)plugzetnet.co.uk> wrote: > > >The message <20091114163858.6be8f231(a)debian> > >from Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> contains these words: > > > >> On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:44 +0000 > >> Whiskers <catwheezel(a)operamail.com> wrote: > > > >> > On 2009-11-14, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: > >> > > On 14 Nov 2009 01:42:12 GMT, "Chris F.A. Johnson" > >> > > <cfajohnson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > [...] > >> > > >> > > and the Babbage "computer" Ada "programmed" was never completed. > >> > > >> > It was eventually - in 1991, and got a printer in 2000 > >> > <http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/computing_and_data_processing/1992-556.aspx> > > > >> I thought that had been done 'recently' ... but I was keeping my head > >> down in case I was wrong :P > > > > Not wishing to join _My_Club_, eh? ;-) I can't blame you for that > >(discretion being the better part of valour and all that). > > You don't want some young whipper snapper kicking your zimmer frame from under > you :o) That was cruel! Honest, but cruel :) -- Will J G |