Plus ca change

[david eaton]

Hi all. Found this quote, which makes me wonder if the ancient Greeks had computers!

....Then anyone who leaves behind them a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain must be exceedingly simple-minded.

Plato (from Phaedrus)

Seems like I've encountered that before somewhere! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

David

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Any system, however complicated, if looked at in exactly the right way, will become even more complicated.

[YODA74]

Yup and they ran
Ancient
Mind
Drives

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Death has come to our windows.

-- Jeremiah 9:21
(undoubtedly a Biblical reference to a Microsoft product!)

YODA74@windows-sucks.com

[david eaton]

Yoda, you mean they weren't intelligent enough?


David

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Any system, however complicated, if looked at in exactly the right way, will become even more complicated.

[bassman]

I believe he was talking about the Bible http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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A real Christian is one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
Frank's Place (http://dreamwater.net/tech/frankscomp/)

[mwr1550]

Plus ca change, plu ce la mem chose. which is French for the more things change, the more they stay the same.

They must have had computers, nothing as confounding as these things could possibly be a new invention

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"Clone me, Dr. Memory."
The Firesign Theater, Were all Bozo's on this bus

[This message has been edited by mwr1550 (edited 04-01-2002).]