Comments on: The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Macintosh: Part 1 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/ For MacGeeks by MacGeeks Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:58:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bob Cohen http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-22903 Bob Cohen Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:55:36 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-22903 Thanks for this great history, but you left out a very important person in the history of computing, Admiral Grace Hopper. She was very influential in the development of computer languages and also worked during WWII on the Mark II computer calculating navel gunnery tables. She worked on the Univac I and II, for Sperry Rand, where she developed the first compiler. She was also influential in the development of both COBAL and FORTRAN. Admiral Hooper would make guest appearances on the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson. She would carry a length of wire, just under a foot long, in her purse. She would pull out the piece of wire to describe a nano second in lay terms. The distance electricity would flow in a billionth of a second. She also coined the term a "computer bug." While working with the Mark II computer she found that a moth had jammed a relay and she called the problem a "bug". She is also attributed to have originated one of my favorite phrase, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." Usually I have to beg for forgiveness. Thanks for this great history, but you left out a very important person in the history of computing, Admiral Grace Hopper. She was very influential in the development of computer languages and also worked during WWII on the Mark II computer calculating navel gunnery tables. She worked on the Univac I and II, for Sperry Rand, where she developed the first compiler. She was also influential in the development of both COBAL and FORTRAN.

Admiral Hooper would make guest appearances on the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson. She would carry a length of wire, just under a foot long, in her purse. She would pull out the piece of wire to describe a nano second in lay terms. The distance electricity would flow in a billionth of a second. She also coined the term a “computer bug.” While working with the Mark II computer she found that a moth had jammed a relay and she called the problem a “bug”. She is also attributed to have originated one of my favorite phrase, “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” Usually I have to beg for forgiveness.

]]> By: Business Card Printing http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-3540 Business Card Printing Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:21:18 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-3540 Anybody know how we get an RSS feed for this blog? I am not very tech savvy and would really like to get updated info on this blog. Thanks! Anybody know how we get an RSS feed for this blog? I am not very tech savvy and would really like to get updated info on this blog. Thanks!

]]> By: Bruno http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-806 Bruno Sun, 17 Jul 2005 03:42:38 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-806 This is great... maybe you should have shared the whole episode when woz built that contraption that allowed people to make free phone call from public phones... I've always found that to be a really great factoid! This is great… maybe you should have shared the whole episode when woz built that contraption that allowed people to make free phone call from public phones… I’ve always found that to be a really great factoid!

]]> By: Carl http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-543 Carl Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:53:19 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-543 Super! more please! Super! more please!

]]> By: rickt42uk http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-517 rickt42uk Sun, 05 Jun 2005 13:56:05 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-517 The idea is that I will be writing an article on a weekly basis, so I guess the next part will go up Thursday / Friday depending when Adam is able to upload it. Glad you're enjoying it so far! The idea is that I will be writing an article on a weekly basis, so I guess the next part will go up Thursday / Friday depending when Adam is able to upload it. Glad you’re enjoying it so far!

]]> By: Elliot http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-516 Elliot Sat, 04 Jun 2005 23:58:47 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-516 AAADDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!! when is the next episode goin to come out! cant wait any longer! GAH AAADDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!

when is the next episode goin to come out!
cant wait any longer!
GAH

]]> By: Buckdog http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-513 Buckdog Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:12:40 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2005/06/03/the-hitchhiker%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-macintosh/#comment-513 Wow! This is really interesting. I am looking forward to the next one! Wow! This is really interesting. I am looking forward to the next one!

]]>