The Old Programmers' Home

Because a programmer's mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Programmers are wasting their lives on mundane work every day. Sometimes they're even reduced to bit-banging and dumpster-diving for old PCs to satisfy their urges:

photo of programmers pulling monitor and keyboard out of dumpster

This doesn't have to happen. For these poor souls, it's too late. But for others, there is still hope:

photo of programmers holding monitor on street corner
Demented, labless engineers in search of intellectual stimulation, signing on a Colorado streetcorner on a cold January evening. Note that one is too far gone in his obsession to take care of basic necessities such as a coat to shield him from the elements. Of course, being engineers, they couldn't sign in the normal, low-tech fashion. Click the picture for a larger image.

Don't let good programmers go bad. Your generous donations can prevent this tragedy, and make a tremendous difference in the life of a programmer. Send engineering samples, manuals data sheets, compilers, old HP calculators, Twinkies, Jolt Cola, etc. to:


Last updated March 16, 2001

Copyright 2001 Eric Smith

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