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13th May 2001 Archive

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  • Raiders of the Lost Altair BASIC Source Code

    They came, they saw ... they disassembled (PG)

    As promised, here's the story of what happened to the source code for the Gates-Allen-Davidoff 4K BASIC interpreter for the MITS Altair. The three authored the software that provided one of the foundations for the PC business, and we interviewed Davidoff, who worked for 'Micro-Soft' as it then was, here yesterday. Let's pick …

    Software 13 May 2001, 01:21

  • Is this the world's longest email disclaimer?

    265 words and counting

    Thanks very much to reader James Masterton, who wanted to draw our attention to a disturbing trend: It has been a long and strange week so I wondered if a challenge was in order. Who can provide an example of the silliest email disclaimer? You know the kind of thing, the bandwidth-wasting spiel that gets added to outgoing mail …

    Bootnotes 13 May 2001, 11:12

  • You don't know your ass from your elbow

    Continued Reg abuse of English provokes invective

    Well-reasoned debate is the lifeblood of the Vulture Central Mailbag, as our regular correspondants will be aware. The matter of UK versus US English continues to provoke erudite and informed opinion. Long may it continue: Sirs, I notice in the story titled German chancellor's wife gets Victorian on your ass that you employ …

    Letters 13 May 2001, 11:19

  • Readers' Letters Sysadmins licencing bill condemned

    BOFHs bite back

    BOFHs will legally need licence to work Click here if you want to know more about the BOFH licensing Bill It was to be expected that BOFHs everywhere would come out against the new UK Bill that legally requires sysadmins to have a licence to work. Wayne Pascoe kicks off with: This is stupid. First they give us RIP, now this. …

    Letters 13 May 2001, 11:25

  • Rambus Opera (Act II)

    Don't cry for me, Craig Barrett

    Following recent events, our anonymous lyricist has rewritten The Rambus Opera. Here goes. The Rambus Opera Sung to the song "Don't cry for me Argentina", from the opera Evita Don't cry for me Craig Barrett [Barrett, Barrett, Barrett, Barrett] [Barrett, Barrett, Barrett] It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I …

    Bootnotes 13 May 2001, 11:41