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Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace

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From	John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:25:48 +0100
Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> AFAIK the algorithm goes back to Bresenham in the 1960s - although
> it’s certainly possible Atkinson rediscovered it.

Might well be - I yield to those with more knowledge on that point.

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Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-06-13 14:18 +0100
  Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2025-06-13 15:33 +0000
    Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-06-14 13:17 +0100
      Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2025-06-14 22:43 +0000
  Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-13 23:48 +0000
    Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-06-14 13:19 +0100
      Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-06-14 13:28 +0100
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      Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-14 23:13 +0000
    Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-16 08:07 -0700
      Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-16 17:25 +0100
        Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-16 10:09 -0700
      Re: Bill Atkinson, rest in peace Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-16 23:18 +0000

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