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<Kniht> is that like lycos?
<ttvd> hey lycos was awesome
<Kniht> "I have done a search on Lycos for your papers and I only found two titles: the STL manual and a resume of you presentation of STL to the standardization committee." stlport.org/resources/StepanovUSA.html
<Artifice> One question: Why would a mini computer be needed to operate a "large hydroelectric powerstation". Was space at a premium?
<Kniht> "mini" as in "only takes up one room"?
<Artifice> It was the 70s, so computers weren't industrial sized
<ttvd> this was in soviet russia, Artifice
<ttvd> not everything has to make sense in soviet russia
<Artifice> Oh, so they had to hide the computers from spies
<Kniht> mainframe + peripherals vs desktop probably was quite a difference
<Artifice> And now I have more powerful computers plugged into USB ports on my real computer
<Kniht> in your watch
<Artifice> I dunno about that
<ttvd> your toaster is more powerful
<Artifice> My watch actually takes noticeable time to alphabetize the phone numbers
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