DW> Ain't that the way! I wonder if, maybe in 50 years or so, the entire
 DW> basis of computing will be locked in by this kind of incomprehension.
 DW> Then nothing will change except by random errors, something like
 DW> biological mutations. Programming will give way to evolution.
 DW> Maybe this would make a good sci-fi story!
Howdy David,
It sure might make a good story.  Picture a room full of chimpanzies at
Microsoft making random changes to code until maybe it works right.  The keys 
will all have little icons instead of letters.  {grin}
In reality, the code for any major or complex application can reach a point 
where the original programmer gets burned out trying to keep track of 
everything it does.  If I didn't have all the assets in QuickBasic and had to 
paper fix many of my programs, I'd be in deep trouble.
Chris
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