Clocks (was Re: Grace Hopper, was Re: Myth in relay! Urban moth?)

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From: g... Gerard K. Newman
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 18:15

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In article <77...@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> John R. Mudd <j...@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
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>She also mentioned the clock she had in her office.  It ran counter-clock-
>wise.  Her premise was that it was just a clock, it didn't matter which
>direction the hands turned, it simply had to tell time.  I've been meaning
>to fix a clock to do this someday.

I have a lootkcolc for a sun-3 which is a clocktool whose hands run "backwards".

Takes people a while to figure out what's wrong with it.

gkn
SDSC systems

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From: g...@ucsd.Edu (Gerard K. Newman)
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Subject: Clocks (was Re: Grace Hopper, was Re: Myth in relay! Urban moth?)
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Date: 16 Feb 90 18:15:56 GMT
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