origins of "kludge"

[Jim Leonard]

David H. Barr rote:

> remotely on-topic; what would you consider to be your most "artless
> hack?"  I mean, what klu(d)ge are you most proud of, and yet at the
> same time a bit abashed (-fun- to say) to cop to?

Computer-related:  About everything I did to my poor AT&T PC 6300:  Sawed a 
hole in the front to mount a 3.5" floppy drive; snipped out the old peizo 
squawker to connect a 1/8" line-out jack to connect to the stereo; a few other 
"modifications".

Non-Computer-related:  I fixed a $500+ microscope with chewing gum.  Somehow 
the lens barrel wouldn't fit into the main housing, so I took a bit of chewing 
gum and stuffed it up the housing, then slowly pushed the lens barrel in.  It 
stuck, and still works 20+ years later (I was 12 at the time).
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