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Subject:    [TUHS] Happy birthday, Maurice Wilkes!
From:       Dave Horsfall <dave () horsfall ! org>
Date:       2018-06-26 2:00:49
Message-ID: alpine.BSF.2.21.999.1806261015400.68981 () aneurin ! horsfall ! org
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As I continue to push the boundaries of subjective topicism, I'd like 
to mention that today was when Sir Maurice Wilkes FRS FReng was born way 
back in 1913.

He had a bit to do with EDSAC, microprogramming, and that sort of thing.

And dmmmit, I missed Alan Turing's birthday last Saturday (23rd June, 1912),
and Komrad Zuse's back in 22nd June, 1910, along with the Qwerty keyboard
being patented by one Christopher Sholes back in 1868 (long story).

-- Dave
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