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From: Don_from_AZ <djatechNOSPAM@comcast.net.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:59:22 -0700
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
>>On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:56:17 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>> On 2025-03-12, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 12/03/2025 08:47, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>    Americans are practical ...   :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>>    Pronounce it straight-up and simply.
>>>>
>>>> Segue = Seeg
>>> 
>>> No, "Segway".  :-)
>>
>>Wasn't that a suicidal two wheel device? Are they still around?
>
> My dad and I rented one in San Diego a decade ago - the were a lot
> of fun and easy to use.

I heard somewhere that Segway machines are no longer being made. Their
inventor, Dean Kamen, thought they would revolutionize people transport
in crowded urban areas, but that really didn't work out. When we have
traveled, I have seen groups of people riding them on guided tours
around touristy areas.
-- 
-Don_from_AZ-