Good afternoon, So if you're not going to scare the 957, do you really mean to scrape it? I guess that's not as bad as scrapping it.....but why would you scrape it anyway? Is there a secret message under the paint somewhere? "I Howard Hughes, being of sound mind....." ;-) Scott > > Wirt Atmar wrote: > > > I have always been interested in the evolution of artifically intelligent > > machines, but the best I could have ever hoped for was some form of high > > rationality, not any sense of emotionalism, but donna is reporting that her > > 957 is scared at the thought of its own demise. Lordy, I never thought that I > > would live to see such a high level of consciousness and self-awareness in a > > machine. > > well, we *are* longs....and we do have our own ways and methods :-) > > > Unless donna meant to type: "the alternative is...well..scraping it." > > well <sigh> yes.... - d > > -- > Donna Garverick Sr. System Programmer > 925-210-6631 [log in to unmask] > > >>>MY opinions, not Longs Drug Stores'<<< > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > -- --------------------------------------------- Scott Swartzell IT | Information Technology 590-2152 9/20 - Mt Antero (14,269') 8 down, 46 to go......... * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *