so the "affinity" was a "natural" ... )
PS. Worlds largest computer, I grew up near, got to use as at age 12
when we would live near Cleveland w/different swimming families
LIKE RIGHT NEXT DOOR....
NASA´s Computing Center was in Brook Park, Cleveland
but it wasn´t A ¨computer"
it was a building...with ALL of the biggest baddest bestest
computers...around and ¨round¨ TOO ( hee hee .. ).
in a building...of many Floors
The ARMY,etc.... kept their ¨sacred tablets¨there AS
¨security is so tight¨..THAT´s what got them into trouble ...
STORY GOES ...
a 2 star General ..goes to visit the facility
they USED to only give out a 4 th star
as a ¨prelude¨to war
EXCEPT they won´t let HIM past a certain POINT !
he goes back ...totally PISSED !!!
Get´s DARPA to ¨fund¨..¨clone me THAT building¨ !
Honeywell wins the contract... gets built at Ft. Mac...Atlanta
called the ¨HoneyWell 6000"
THAT´s the machine-room-etc. that General Doyle pointed to...
that he said ... ÏS the Largest Cömputing System in the WORLD !
I had to bite my tongue HARD....like...3 times to NOT reply....
¨No SIR...it´s only the SECOND biggest....
I grew up on it´s FATHER
in Cleveland .... this one´s a COPY
PPS. THIS is BOTH in the OMG and
"I'm NOT ...making THIS UP" !
categories....see what you think ?
( having read the above..words EINIAC and Brainiac ? )