On 30/06/2014 3:10 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 30-6-2014 14:42, Doctor John wrote:
>> Is it not written in the Gospel According to Tux:
>>
>> 'In the beginning Turing created the Machine.
>>
>> And the Machine was crufty and bodacious, existing in theory only. And
>> von Neumann looked upon the Machine, and saw that it was crufty. He
>> divided the Machine into two Abstractions, the Data and the Code, and
>> yet the two were one Architecture. This is a great Mystery, and the
>> beginning of wisdom.
>>
>> And von Neumann spoke unto the Architecture, and blessed it, saying, "Go
>> forth and replicate, freely exchanging data and code, and bring forth
>> all manner of devices unto the earth." And it was so, and it was cool.
>> The Architecture prospered and was implemented in hardware and software.
>> And it brought forth many Systems unto the earth.'
>>
>> John (Bishop and The Keeper of Acronyms)
>>
>
> I have seen the light! I am a convert! Praise be to holy Babbage and
> Holy Ada Lovelace!
>

This may sound like heresy to you digital types. But for those of us who 
have worked on analogue systems. You are a breakaway sect.
A over D any day. :-)



-- 
Regards
     Stephen

I solemnly promise to kick the next angle or saxon, I see.

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