Jargon file v2.1.5 28 NOV 1990 -- part 1 of 6

[Dave Sill]

In article <1990Dec5.024705.10989 at mdivax1.uucp>, mitchell at mdi.com (Bill Mitchell)  writes:
>
>Somewhere in the back of a dusty file drawer I have a xerox of a
>mazine article which printed a photo of Grace Hopper's logbook entry about
>the bug - with the bug itself (beaten to death by relay contacts)
>taped to the page.

Up until a year or so ago, this log book was in a small display case, 
along with some pieces of core memory and other artifacts, at the
Naval Surface Warfare Center (relay.nswc.navy.mil) in Dahlgren,
Virginia.  I don't remember seeing Adm. Hopper's name anywhere on the
page, though.

I *did* hear that she was responsible for the log book being there.
Apparently, someone asked her where it should be kept, and she
recommended "the computer museum at Dahlgren".  Yeah, that 2'x3'
display case with two shelves...

Also, it was clear from the wording of the log message that the term
"bug" was already in common usage at the time.  It said something like
"First real computer `bug'."  (Sue me if that's not exact.) 

Finally, I have no idea where they moved it to.

-- 
Dave Sill (de5 at ornl.gov)
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Workstation Support