echrzanowski@watmath.UUCP (Edward Chrzanowski) (08/05/83)
I recently had an oppotunity to show a visiting prof from
the University of Kyoto around our facilities. During one
of our conversations I asked him about the 5th generation
computers in Japan. His response was that it was only a
large government promotional campaign and nothing more.
Sure they are building some new computers but not to the
degree that we are expected to believe.
If anyone else has any ideas or comments on 5th generation
computers I would like to see them.
(watmath)!echrzanowskismh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Steven M. Haflich) (08/06/83)
About the professor from Kyoto who claimed that the 5th generation project was only a big government promotional effort: Maybe so, maybe not. Weren't there some similar gentlemen in Washington making similar assurances about a different matter around 5 Dec 1948?
sts@ssc-vax.UUCP (Stanley T Shebs) (08/08/83)
I assume he meant Dec 5 1941, not 1948 (unless he's in an alternate universe, which wouldn't be unusual for mit :-) ) stan the lep hacker ssc-vax!sts (soon utah-cs)
done@teklabs.UUCP (08/10/83)
<flame on>
I can't stand this any longer:
"YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1941; A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!"
Carefully memorize this date and PLEASE DON'T SCREW IT UP AGAIN.
Or maybe infamy needs to be expressed in binary for you Computer Science
folks.
<flame off>
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