On December 12, Don Maslin wrote:
> > > If you're talking about the terms, that was Rr. Adm. Grace Hopper.
> >
> > She coined "debug"; the the use of the word "bug" to denote
> > a flaw in a design was in common use in Edison's time; some
> > claim it was coined by early telegraphers.
>
> My recollection from one of her presentations some years ago was that
> she claimed to have found the first computer bug in the Eniac - a moth
> IIRC - and debugged it by removing said moth.
>
> She was a pretty level headed and down to earth lady.
...in spite of the whole COBOL thing. 8-|
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL
Received on Wed Dec 12 2001 - 13:34:55 GMT