Re: A83: (Unsquish) HEXtoASCII routine (Not checked)


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Re: A83: (Unsquish) HEXtoASCII routine (Not checked)




In a message dated 04-03-99 3:01:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
oh@hem.passagen.se writes:

> Yes.. but it makes you look like you dont have a clue what you are talking
>  about. And I had no idea anyone who knew what they where talking about used
> it
>  seriously..
>  And with this thread you have lost probably everything you saved typeing "
> cpu"
>  instead of computer :)
>  
>  //Olle
>  
>  Dsc984@aol.com wrote:
>  > 
>  > In a message dated 04-03-99 2:50:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>  > oh@hem.passagen.se writes:
>  > 
>  > > I thought it was just morons who thought that the CPU (Central 
> Processing
>  > > Unit)
>  > >  was that big box on their desk, that their monitor and keyboard and 
> stuff
>  > is
>  > >  connected to, said CPU instead of Computer. :)
>  > >
>  > >  //Olle
>  > >
>  > >  Dsc984@aol.com wrote:
>  > >  >
>  > >  > >  "for CPU"???
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > >  Linus
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > I think you know this, but it's a strange way of saying "ComPUter". 
> Even
>  > >  > though it's the same name for the chip (right?).
>  > >  > -David
>  > >
>  > If you're in a hurry, would you rather type cpu or computer?  Cpu is even
>  > shorter than comp.  Anyway, technically the letters "c", "p", and "u" are
> in
>  > the word computer...
>  > -David
It wasn't me who typed it in the first place!  I was just defending him.
-David


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