Hi Bob, on 27 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>> www.mycroft.de >that's a very elegant and simple design. Thanks - that's partly because of intention, partly because of limited capabilities ;-) >I see you provide an explanation of the name Mycroft. In case you >don't already know, or in case others who've read your explanation >don't know, I shall point out that Mycroft is the name of Sherlock >Holmes's older brother. Yes, you're right. I already knew that, but because I had read that fact in an article on Heinlein's work. I should read A.C.Doyle's work, too. >He was reputedly smarter, but lazier, than Sherlock, and worked in some >mysterious capacity for the British Government. Perhaps this explains >why Heinlein chose the name for a computer - some people think they're >smart. "The Moon is a harsh mistress" is from 1966 - man what were they ingenuous at that time ... ;-) Cheers, Heiko
