On 2019 Jul 02 08:11:38, you wrote to me:

 ml>> And to this end they built themselves a stupendous super-computer
 ml>> which was so amazingly intelligent that even before its data banks
 ml>> had been connected up it had started from "I think therefore I am"
 ml>> and got as far as deducing the existence of rice pudding and income
 ml>> tax before anyone managed to turn it off.

 PQ> An industry PC magazine reported this in the early 90s and its version
 PQ> specified that the unit 'melted down' -before- it could be shut off.  (No
 PQ> mention of 'rice pudding and income tax' nonsense was made.)  This tale 
has
 PQ> formed the subject of many taglines since.

interesting... i've only ever known it one way...

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hint: HHGTTG Deep Thought B-)

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And to this end they built themselves a stupendous super-computer which was
so amazingly intelligent that even before its data banks had been connected
up it had started from "I think therefore I am" and got as far as deducing
the existence of rice pudding and income tax before anyone managed to turn
it off.
... Advice is always an uncertain gift.
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