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Subject: Re: Third millionare!!! (off topic) & Announcements on Winboard Championship

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:05:47 03/24/00

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On March 23, 2000 at 21:57:17, Daniel Chancey wrote:

>                           Third Millionare!!! (off topic)
>
>$1,000,000 question.
>
>
>Which insect shortened out an early supercomputer that gave it it's term:
>"Computer Bug?"
>
>
>(A Moth (B Roach (C Fly (D Japanese Beetle        I said B and was Wrong.
>
>The answer was (A Moth



I watched last night and wish I had been there.  :)  Grace Hopper told this
story at an ACM event years ago.  And I remembered what brought Eniac down.

:)




>
>                  Announcements on Winboard Championship
>
>I have changed the start of the Winboard tournament to April 16th so I can get
>things ready.  On Sunday, I will announce the current (but not offical) Winboard
>programs that will particapate.
>
>Castle2000



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