[ale]getting waaayyy OT It begins...

[Geoffrey]

Randolph Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Jan 28, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Pete Hardie wrote:
> 
>>> Not sure what you mean by 10x8 and even if you mean 100 million, depends
>>> on over how much time.
>>
>>
>> 100 Million was it.  Fat-fingered the ^
> 
> 
> Interesting use of the term "fat fingered"
> When I started with micro-computers in 1975 we used
> that term to describe the process of entering programs
> via the front panel switches.  I haven't seen the term used
> for anything in quite a while.

You must be older then me, and therefore dirt, apparently. ;)

I've always heard the term fat fingered as used above, usually in 
reference to a typo caused by hitting a key adjacent to the intended 
key.  Pete must have some Fat fingers though, fat fingered an 'x' 
instead of '^' ??????


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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems inspite of Microsoft