"The 9th Witch" <appalachian_witch at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> John Jones <enuffSPAM at nothanks.invalid> wrote in message
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> > "The 9th Witch" <appalachian_witch at hotmail.com> wrote in
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> > > John Jones <enuffSPAM at nothanks.invalid> wrote in message
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> > > > > Parse Tree <parsetree at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > > [...]
> > > > > > If Grace Murray Hopper really did invent the
compiler,
> > then
> > > > her impact has
> > > > > > been far beyond that of Marie Curie, and most Nobel
> > Laureates
> > > > in general.
> > > > > > http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/hopper.html> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > She did. She also was the first to "debug" a
computer:).
> > > > >
> > > > > T9W
> > > >
> > > > http://www.byte.com/art/9404/sec15/art1.htm> > > >
> > >
> > > I'm sorry. Low score in English? You must have
misinterpreted
> > the quotation
> > > marks.
> > >
> >
> > I merely cited (and quoted) a differing point of view. Why
did
> > you delete the entire quote, and offer nothing in rebuttal
except
> > ad-hominem?
>> But you didn't.
I didn't what? Cite and quote?
> I never stated that she coined the term,..
I never accused you of claiming that. I never implied it either.
> ..which is what you refuted.
Please cite one sentence I wrote that supports your claim that I
"refuted" something I never accused you of claiming.
Think before you go hormonal - I tried to be most careful in what
I posted just to avoid this kind of eruption from you.
> I merely stated that she was the first to "debug" (not debug) a
> computer, which is general concensus, as a moth had never been
known to have
> entered a computer before the time of her log.
Please restore the text you deleted, and you'll see that I never
challenged that - I only pointed you to dissenting opinions.
