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Top 11 Little-Known Facts About Oracle CEO Larry Ellison

11. Secretly replaced all his green tea with Folgers Crystals.

10. He's not Japanese.

9. Even with all his database powers, he still can't get on the "Do not call" list of long-distance carriers.

8. His razor continues to fail at the jawline.

7. Doesn't have two brothers named Darryl and Darryl.

6. Hates Bill Gates because Bill looks geekier.

5. Killed him a bear when he only was 3.

4. Uses a SQL Server database to organize his ties.

3. Wore a disguise and stood in line for six hours to buy an Xbox last year.

2. Likes to play with toy airplanes and make loud sputtering noises on the runway of San Jose International Airport at 4 a.m.

1. Even his mother agrees he's lovable ... when he's asleep.

Thanks to Steve Begley of San Francisco; Robert H. Patterson of Sacramento; Tom of Sonoma, Calif.; Sue Lemcke; Gretchen Shelby of Eagle Point, Ore.; Douglas Hacker of Atlanta and Gary Tucker of Danville, Va., for their submissions.



Family Fun

Some families play Scrabble. Others go for a Sunday drive. But Network Computing's MacVittie family (contributing editor Don, technology editor Lori and son Korey) would rather solder circuit boards and program assembly language with DIY microprocessor products like the Rabbit 3000/RCM3200 Development Kit. "Since it comes prefit for the network, and the control codes for stereos and video equipment are publicly available now ... we'll probably build an enhanced entertainment control center. Just a little thing that lets us control all our equipment from a central location," says Don.

Macvittie Family To-Do List:

  1. Attend gaming convention in Green Bay
  2. Wire Rabbit 3000 to entertainment center
  3. Clean out garage
  4. Set up Commodore 64s for Tuesday night game-a-thon
  5. Buy more punch cards
Lessons in Machine Logic

1. Error Message Reads: Error Loading Error Message

2. Keyboard error--keyboard malfunctioning or not present. Press any key to continue

3. Unknown error has occurred. Please resolve the error and continue

4. Gearbox needs your attention

Thanks to Camille Cordero and Eric Fleming for their submissions.





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