Brian, I have emailed my questions to Professor Sundar and will post his reply.
>I generally select a favourite when using identical public access >machines. As an undergrad at the University of Waterloo, my friends >and I all had a favourite terminal room and favourite computers >within them. I'd usually be a bit irate to return from dinner to >find somebody else on `my' computer. This begs the question of what is a computers identity? The display + keyboard + mouse? In the case of card punches perhaps Lindsay was attracted by the refined kluncking and whirling of one particular machine. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
