From: John Joyce Date: 2007-08-27T14:28:55+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Vs. Java On Aug 26, 2007, at 10:03 PM, Phlip wrote: >> > I saw once a cartoon about real programmers where a guy was >> sitting in > front of a terminal with a keyboard that had only two >> keys, labelled "0" > and "1", hahaha. > >> -- fxn > > Uma Geller wrote: > >> funny enough... but isn't this exactly the way telegraphs used to >> work ? > > That was the previous system; only one key. One key, relative short or long key press and pauses between words. then as now, the error was usually between the desk and the chair.