Q What tool do you use to debug a transputer? A A hammer. Q What did the big transputer say to the little transputer? A Nothing; they were deadlocked. Q What do you call long hair on a transputer? A Dreadlocks. Q What has four links and flies? A A transputer bug. Q How many occam programmers does it take to change a lightbulb? A You mean, of course, `how many lightbulbs can an occam programmer change at once?' Q How many C programmers does it take to run a 16-bit transputer? A 65537: one to write the program, and 65536 to keep a watch on each separate memory location. a What is the difference between a transputer and a post box? b I don't know, what is the difference between a transputer and a post box? a Well, I'm not going to ask you to pass my messages on then. Q What do you get if you cross a fruit loaf with a working network of transputers? A Concurrent buns. Q What is the difference between the Channel Tunnel and a transputer? A They both send things across a channel, but the transputer doesn't like running under C. 1st Transputer: Have you hear about the new topology-independent, deadlock- free communications harness? 2nd Transputer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes Q. What's the similarity between a dung-beetle and a transputer? A. They're both crap processors.