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Article #100Re: a word to the wise
From: Jerry Lieberthal
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1985 15:59
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1985 15:59
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> > Has anybody ever noticed that all the letters of the word "database" are > > typed with the left hand? Now the layout of the typewriter keyboard was > > Puzzle: what's the longest word that is normally typed only > with the left hand? The right hand? What about the longest > word with no ascenders or descenders? That depends. Which database would you use to enter and retrieve that information? (Severe puzzler). Would a network database be overkill? :-) NOTE: For all of you who sent mail the last time, I'M JOKING! :-) :-) - jerry ihnp4!uwmcsd1!jerry University Of Wisconsin-Milw "Database LONG recovery has just eaten this memorable quote"
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwmcsd1.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!uwmcsd1!jerry From: jerry@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Jerry Lieberthal) Newsgroups: net.database Subject: Re: a word to the wise Message-ID: <397@uwmcsd1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 11:59:56 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmcsd1.397 Posted: Wed Aug 21 11:59:56 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:22:16 EDT References: <578@bu-cs.UUCP> <4180@alice.UUCP> Organization: U of Wi-Milwaukee, Computing Services Div Lines: 17