RIP: Betty Holberton

From: Gene Buckle <geneb_at_deltasoft.com>
Date: Wed Dec 12 15:00:52 2001

> >
> > On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:
> >
> > > On December 11, jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
> > > > Look to /.
> > > >
> > > > This is one whom coined the bug and debugging I think. :-)
> > >
> > > If you're talking about the terms, that was Rr. Adm. Grace Hopper.
> > >
> >
> > Speaking of whom, do you know where I could obtain a video tape of the
> > talks she used to give? I'm especially interested in the one where she
> > related the anecdote about her needing a wire a nanosecond (pico?) long.
> >
> > g.
> >
>
> She used to pass them out in her presentations, Gene. They were
> approximately 12" long.
> - don

If memory serves, it was 11", but that's beside the point. :) I'm after a
tape of her presentation. :)

g.
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