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To: John Koligman who wrote (33632)9/8/2017 11:49:41 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 363029
 
That wire is almost as famous as her recording of the first computer bug...

computerworld.com

Grace was a brilliant woman. I can't even really hold COBOL against her...



To: John Koligman who wrote (33632)9/8/2017 1:00:13 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 363029
 
One of my first bosses in software engineering used to tell me about how a mainframe tech came in with spools of different lengths of wire to get the timing right on the mainframe he programmed on. They tried different spools till he got it close, then trimmed the wire on the closest spool that was slightly too long!