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From: jlong@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (John Long)
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Subject: Re: Software for automated subseqence extraction
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Date: 8 May 91 01:30:51 GMT
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In article <1991May1.114219.25483@phri.nyu.edu> roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes:
>toms@fcs260c2.ncifcrf.gov (Tom Schneider) writes:

>Her?  Why is a librarian automatically assumed to be female?


With a name like 'Delila' I think it's safe to assume that he/she/ye/it is a 
female. Maybe the creator named it after herself. Call it artistic license.
BFD.

Besides, doesn't it just make sense that software would be female and hardware
be male?

Aloha,
-LongJohn