On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:23:52 -0800, Ed Gould <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Tsk. You should know better, Ed -- this was debunked long ago: >> >>http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp > > > > >I have seen other ads (without the wheel) and I doubt that a >submarine could have held one of the monster computers from the >time. This was before nuclear submarines and they were *SMALL* . I guess you didn't bother to read the caption on the picture at Snopes or follow the link to the Navy web site. "A full-scale mock-up of a typical nuclear-powered submarine's maneuvering room in which the ship's engineers control the power plant and electrical and steam systems." -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
