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If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. -

If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan. – Alan Perlis

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You can measure a programmers perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. – Alan Perlis

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Attitude
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Alan Perlis
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It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. – Alan Perlis

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Education
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Computers
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The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired. – Major Owens

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Computers

Yeah, computers are going to take over the programming business because they have become so fast recently that they can solve the Halting Problem in five seconds flat. – Craig Bruce

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Computers

The Next Computer: The hardware makes it a PC, the software makes it a workstation, the unit sales makes it a mainframe. – Anon.

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Computers

It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: theyve been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them. – Roy H. Williams

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Computers

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