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Nicodemus 2 month s ago
#4 This was imported from the "Linotype" which creates metal letters for printing... hence the name upper case and lower case, since the matrices were stored in the upper part of the machine.
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Delphi 2 month s ago
Nicodemus, We still had linotype technology when I was in junior high. Had to learn it, despite knowing it was not going to be in use much longer.
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Tish 2 month s ago
#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade
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Irv 2 month s ago
#31 What?? Let's see then, you never stop running - the pause to catch your breath just gets longer. You never stop laughing, the pause to breathe just gets longer. and so on and so on.....
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Delphi 2 month s ago
Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!
"The term "bug" in computing has been around a long time. The term was not commonly used until an actual bug landed on an electrical switch causing the computer to malfunction.(Returning a zero when it was supposed to be a 1). The term bug grew in popularity afterwards and landed us where we are today.
When we find a bug in software we apply a "patch"...
This comes from old cardex/punch card systems. If a punch card was punched in the wrong spot, you could fix it by applying a patch to the hole."
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Nicodemus 2 month s ago
#4 This was imported from the "Linotype" which creates metal letters for printing... hence the name upper case and lower case, since the matrices were stored in the upper part of the machine.
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Delphi 2 month s ago
Nicodemus, We still had linotype technology when I was in junior high. Had to learn it, despite knowing it was not going to be in use much longer.
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Tish 2 month s ago
#21 A little-known but obvious fact everyone learn in 4th grade
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Irv 2 month s ago
#31 What?? Let's see then, you never stop running - the pause to catch your breath just gets longer. You never stop laughing, the pause to breathe just gets longer. and so on and so on.....
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Delphi 2 month s ago
Thanks, Iz. Some great linguistic/etymologic entries here. More, please!