[ale]OT 'fat-fingered'

Pete Hardie pete.hardie at sciatl.com
Thu Jan 29 08:53:58 EST 2004


Randolph Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Jan 28, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Pete Hardie wrote:
> 
>>> Not sure what you mean by 10x8 and even if you mean 100 million, depends
>>> on over how much time.
>>
>>
>> 100 Million was it.  Fat-fingered the ^
> 
> 
> Interesting use of the term "fat fingered"
> When I started with micro-computers in 1975 we used
> that term to describe the process of entering programs
> via the front panel switches.  I haven't seen the term used
> for anything in quite a while.

Interesting.  I've heard it used quite often for the mistyping when its like this:

"Rhe Wuick Ted Fox Kumped Over the Lazu Nrown Dof"





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