Hi guys - thanks for that story - in fact I am reading from Artifacts and
discussing technology at the library in Intercourse, Lancaster County, on
April 15th - I am fascinated by Amish technology...
all best, Christine
>From: Sellam Ismail
>To:
>CC:
>Subject: Re: Programmeren van de 6502
>Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:15:01 +0000 (UTC)
>
>On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Carlos Murillo wrote:
>
> > >Where else do they speak Dutch besides some rural parts of
Pennsylvania
> > >where they generally shun technology? :)
> >
> > The "Pennsylvania dutch" are actually german, for all I know.
> > Seems that like a case of one person saying "deutsche" and
> > another hearing "dutch". At least that's the explanation
>
>Wow, I'm doubly ignorant. You are, of course, correct :)
>
> > that I heard from a native. This native was born in a farm,
> > then went to Drexel university, and now he's a phd and a top
> > programmer of web applications for research purposes. So
> > not all "Pennsylvania dutch" are technology averse. His
> > dad, still a farmer, uses a Mac. So they even have taste
> > in technology.
>
>That would probably make a terrific story for Christine Finn. Would you
>mind passing along his contact information in private e-mail?
>
>Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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