Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 22:56:34 -0800 From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[snip] > . . . Volkswagen's shifting pattern through the 1970s, where > shifting to reverse was the same as shifting into first gear except > you pushed the gearshift down while doing it...heck, the vehicle best > known for that pattern, the Vanagon, became a cultural icon in the US > (the hippie bus). And not only hippies: Edsger W. Dijkstra (`Go To Statement Considered Harmful') used a VW bus for camping trips. He named it `The Turing Machine'. Wendell Cochran West Seattle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
