We originally published five questions in the July/August and they were apparently pretty tough. So tough, in fact, we published them again in the September/October contest.
Fortunately, we had a winner. Thomas Harling of Rochester, NY, answered four out of five questions correctly. Here are the five questions and the correct answers:
1. "Our Town", is generally believed to be based in Peterborough, New Hampshire
2. The acronym "BIX" represents BYTE Information Exchange.
3. Robert Norris Jr. released a computer virus program on November 2, 1988.
4. Dr. C. Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant in South Africa.
5. Alphonso D'Abruzzo is known by the stage name Alan Alda.
We are presenting five new questions below.
1. What is the name of the base 8 number system?
A. Eight-bitting
B. Eight Bits
C. Octal
D. Eight-by-eight
2. What do the letters IBM represents?
A. International Bureau of Management
B. Internal Business Machines
C. International Business Machines Corporation
D. Internation Buyers Management
3. What device was used by many computerists as an alternative to a computer modem?
A. Acoustic Coupler
B. Electronic Laser
C. Radio Frequency Energizer
D. Lightning Rod
4. What does the programming language FORTRAN respresent?
A. Foreign Translator
B. Formula Translation
C. Formation Translation
D. Formula Transformation
5. What does the programming language COBOL represent?
A. Columnar Business Language
B. Comprehensive Business Oriented Language
C. Common Business Oriented Language
D. Common Business On Languages
To send us your answers, use the word processing feature of the "Send Us a Letter" section. Just type in the number of the question, followed by the answer. When you press Control/P, you'll be prompted to enter your name and address. After answering the prompts, your letter will be output on your printer, complete with both your address and our address. Fold it into thirds, put a stamp on it and drop it in the mail. We'll publish the winners in our next edition of ReRUN. Remember--if you don't have access to a printer, feel free to jot your answers down on a piece of paper and mail it in.