Coke Bottle Fuel Tank -- WAY OFF TOPIC :-)

[Bob Richards]

Yes, the first computer "bug" was a moth that was
trapped between contacts in a relay. I've got a
picture of it somewhere.

Bob R.


--- "Lewis, Richard" <richard.lewis at idmcontrols.com>
wrote:

> I though that was the original interpretation of the
> term.  Early
> computers were prone to being fouled by actual bugs
> getting in the their
> circuits and fouling them up....
> 
> Richard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> On Behalf Of Dean Pappas
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:26 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: Coke Bottle Fuel Tank -- WAY OFF TOPIC
> :-)
> 
> There's a new interpretation of bugs in the system!
> 
> Dean Pappas

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