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Subject: Off topic - correction from Don Knuth discussion

Author: James Swafford

Date: 12:40:46 05/02/02



A week or so ago I mentioned that Don Knuth was the author of the famous
car buying algorithm.  (Go to the dealer closest to your house, point to
the car closest to the door, ... which maximizes time for more important
things.)

I've since come across that algorithm again, and it's attributed to
Seymour Cray.

Just a little compsci history for your "collection of useless facts."
Well, I guess "useless" is relative. :)

--
James



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