Hi Jack --

At 9:29 AM -0700 8/22/03, Jack Johnson wrote:
>Alan Kay wrote:
>
>>Now, let's check the next part of this important knowledge. Who was 
>>it that came up with the Swiftian terms "big- and little- endian" 
>>to apply to computers? And roughly when?
>
>http://www.netrino.com/Publications/Glossary/Endianness.html
>
>"A few hundred years later, in 1981, Danny Cohen applied the terms 
>and the satire to our current situation in IEEE Computer (vol. 14, 
>no. 10)."
>
>Do I win an egg?

Of what vintage? You were supposed to come up with that just from 
your memory alone. But I guess you deserve at least a poached one for 
honesty!

Now, what about Danny Cohen is most fearful?

Cheers,

Alan

>
>-Jack


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