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Re: AT&T news release

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From: Michael D. Maxfield
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:22
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In article <13935@optilink.COM> walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes:
>Reminds me of a programming class in college.  Our teacher
>held up a foot long piece of wire and said, "Does anybody
>know what this is?"  I blurted out "It's solid copper,
>26 gauge, with an insulation breakdown of 300 volts."
>She tried not to laugh and said, "No!  *This* is a
>nanosecond!"

Did you take a programming class from USN Admiral Grace Hopper?

Thats her line... or did someone steal it from her?
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From: tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield)
Subject: Re: AT&T news release
Message-ID: <1993Jan22.162255.23209@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:22:55 GMT
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