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Re: why LINDA?

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From: Paul Chapman
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1989 11:49
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This is a piece of computer humour (?), ADA is named after Ada Lovelace who
was an assistant or biographer or something of Charles Babbage. LINDA is
named after another Lovelace of more notorious fame, as in the old joke :

   Linda Lovelace eat your heart out - my Granny went down on the Titanic

I hope this solves your arguement!!

Paul Chapman
Dept Comp Sci, Bristol University, UK.
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