From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!pyuxcc!djj
Newsgroups: net.math
Title: Re: ABCDE puzzle
Article-I.D.: pyuxcc.309
Posted: Fri Jul 16 16:36:12 1982
Received: Sat Jul 17 02:41:17 1982

Come on folks, is this newsgroup net.math or net.i_can_write_a_program????
Brainteasers and puzzlers are quite fascinating to me for the sheer
joy of mental calculation (and usually a bit of frustration).  Many times
I can envision the algorithm to exhaustively search out the solution,
but this takes all the fun out of it.  Granted, this problem was relatively
simple; why not explore with your math abilities and not your programming
abilities?

This might be considered a flame (sorry), but I think it is more of a statement
of purpose and philosophy.  Let's have some real tough ones for us
"pencil and paper" math-types.

Dave Johnson
BTL - PY

P.S. By the way the answer is . . .       (naw, I won't spoil it either)