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From: kludge@gitpyr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Definition:  Kludge
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Date: Thu, 16-Apr-87 11:02:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 16 11:02:21 1987
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In article <1736@im4u.UUCP> suhler@im4u.UUCP (Paul A. Suhler) writes:
>Someone asked for a definition of "kludge," but I never saw the
>real one.

   Anything involving two or more of the following:
     1.  Rubber bands
     2.  Masking tape
     3.  Bailing wire
     4.  Level convertors (TTL-CMOS, TTL-RTL, ECL-HTL, etc.)
     5.  IBM equipment connected to NON-IBM equipment.
     6.  IBM equipment connected to IBM equipment.  (TNX jeanette)
-- 
Scott Dorsey   Kaptain_Kludge
ICS Programming Lab (Where old terminals go to die),  Rich 110,
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Box 36681, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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