Hadron Quark <qadronhuark@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> That's so expensive for an appliance. It makes one wonder if they just
>> struggle so sell many of those (and thus mass-produce). Even Knuth's famous
>> pipe organ wouldn't cost as much as that high end of the scale.
>
> Name dropping now?
>
>>
>> http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/organ.html
>>
>> It just needs plenty of room (or rooms, or a high ceiling).
>
> Thanks for that gem Roy. So, to clarify, a big Organ needs a big room
> (or rooms) or a high ceiling? Hmmm. I see.
>
> I'm pleasantly surprised to see that, for a change, you have not
> questioned the academic credentials of someone other than your good
> self.
Ps, Knuth uses latex to create his documents.
There are some interesting videos hosted too : as, wait for it ..... asp
pages!
http://scpd.stanford.edu/scpd/students/Video/float_solaris.asp?stream=http://proedvid.stanford.edu/seminars/knuth/050506/050506-knuth-100.wmv
http://scpd.stanford.edu/scpd/students/video/asxbuilder_solaris.asp?stream=http://proedvid.stanford.edu/seminars/knuth/050506/050506-knuth-100.wmv&mswmext=.asx
One has to laugh.
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