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This was my understanding as well, but the wikipedia article directly addresses it and say that it is a common myth with no supporting evidence.
by andrewla 9y ago
This was my understanding as well, but the wikipedia article directly addresses it and say that it is a common myth with no supporting evidence.
- Ajedi32 9y ago> Extensive evidence is lacking for this specific narrative, and the feature is not mentioned in the original patents. However, a 1949 refinement to the original design described in US Patent #2,474,994 describes this feature.
- jandrese 9y agoThat makes it sound like a software "feature" that gets added to the docs because it turns out to be useful in an unexpected way.