sort dances

[Dave Hodgkinson]

Luxury. When I were a lad we used to train ferrets to juggle flaming
swords as an illustration of the quick sort algorithm.

On 19 Sep 2009, at 14:38, A Smith wrote:

> When I did my first degree(73-77) in Computer Engineering  we used  
> bits of
> paper pulled from a bucket,each with a number on it to demonstrate the
> importance of using the correct algorithm for a task  using Bubble  
> and Shell
> Sort. The actual program was written(punched onto cards) in FORTRAN  
> IV and
> run on the Burroughs B5700 overnight.   Some of us did extra- 
> curricular
> activities and also wrote it in K &R C on the PDP11/45 running Unix  
> System
> V.
>
> Andrew  in Edinburgh
>
>
> 2009/9/19 David Dorward <david at dorward.me.uk>
>
>> On 18 Sep 2009, at 22:31, Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
>>
>>> On 18 Sep 2009, at 21:41, Piers Cawley wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Dave Hodgkinson  
>>> <davehodg at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is there any video out there of l.pm doing the bubble sort?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ISTR it was performed before the days of pervasive video cameras in
>>>> every pocket. Leastways, I _hope_ it was.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Then we need a recreation.
>>>
>>
>>
>> There is usually a nice open space at the front of the main hall  
>> that has
>> video cameras trained on it at LPW…
>>
>> --
>> David Dorward
>> http://dorward.me.uk
>>
>>
>>

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