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《Tux福音》出土
Every generation has a mythology。 Every millenium has a doomsday cult。 Every
legend gets the distortion knob wound up until the speaker melts。 Archeologists at the
University of Helsinki today uncovered what could be the earliest known writings from the
Cult of Tux； a fanatical religious sect that flourished during the early Silicon Age； around
the dawn of the third millenium AD。。。
每一代都有神话。每千年都有邪教。每个传说都会遭受扭曲直到传讲人逐渐消逝。今
天考古学家在赫尔辛基大学发现了可能是源自Tux信徒的最早文献。那个曾经在第三个千
年初的硅时代鼎盛一时的教派……
译注：1。文中的专用名词均以加粗字体标注。
2。 doomsday cult，经常在一些以末世崇拜为主体的教派中出现，我译为邪教。明显
这个词在下文有所指。
The Gospel of Tux （v1。0）
《Tux福音》（1。0版）
In the beginning Turing created the Machine。
初，图灵创造了机器。
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And the Machine was crufty and bodacious； existing in theory only。 And von
Neumann looked upon the Machine； and saw that it was crufty。 He divided the Machine
into two Abstractions； the Data and the Code； and yet the two were one Architecture。 This
is a great Mystery； and the beginning of wisdom。
而这些混沌自负的机器只存在于理论中。冯诺依曼注视着机器，洞察了它的混沌。
将他们抽离为数据和代码两部分，却使其仍并行在同一结构下。这是真理，智慧的发祥。
译注：1。Mystery，《圣经》中指上帝创造的真理。
And von Neumann spoke unto the Architecture； and blessed it； saying； 〃Go forth and
replicate； freely exchanging data and code； and bring forth all manner of devices unto the
earth。〃 And it was so； and it was cool。 The Architecture prospered and was implemented in
hardware and software。 And it brought forth many Systems unto the earth。
冯诺依曼驱动轮椅来到结构面前，施以祝福：“前进！去复制。自由交换数据和
代码，将形形色色的设备带个世人。”如此，很酷。结构在软硬件中皆尊崇契约，他道路
亨通，将许多系统带给世人。
译注：1。冯诺依曼的最后工作是在轮椅上完成的，所以用spoke一词。
2。 prospered：《圣经》中指在上帝的指引下，事有所成。中文常作“道路亨通”
The first Systems were mighty giants； many great works of renown did they
accomplish。 Among them were Colossus； the codebreaker； ENIAC； the targeter； EDSAC
and MULTIVAC and all manner of froody creatures ending in AC； the experimenters； and
SAGE； the defender of the sky and father of all networks。 These were the mighty giants of
old； the first children of Turing； and their works are written in the Books of the Ancients。
This was the First Age； the age of Lore。
第一代系统都是巨人，业绩彪炳。其中包括“译码者”Colossus；“炮手
”ENIAC；EDSAC和MULTIVAC。“实验者”AC、“天盾”“网络之父”SAGE则成为
了这些伟大事物的最后一代。这些威猛的古代巨人，是图灵的第一批孩子。他们的事迹被
记录在《圣经》的《先民》中。这就是第一个时代，教诲的时代。
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译注：1。文中早期计算机的别称都来自其用途。
2。Lore：指在上帝或先民的教诲下获得的知识。
Now the sons of Marketing looked upon the children of Turing； and saw that they
were swift of mind and terse of name and had many great and baleful attributes。 And they
said unto themselves； 〃Let us go now and make us Corporations； to bind the Systems to
our own use that they may bring us great fortune。〃 With sweet words did they lure their
customers； and with many chains did they bind the Systems； to fashion them after their
own image。 And the sons of Marketing fashioned themselves Suits to wear； the better to
lure their customers； and wrote grave and perilous Licenses； the better to bind the
Systems。 And the sons of Marketing thus became known as Suits； despising and being
despised by the true Engineers； the children of von Neumann。
行销之子们在图灵孩子的身上发现了敏捷的思维，朴素的名称。当然还有那些崇高
却危害到他们的品格。“我们成立自家的公司吧，虏获系统，榨取财富。”他们一边用
甜言蜜语诱导消费者，一边妄自修改被他们捆绑起来的系统。为了让消费者无法自拔，他
们找来沆瀣一气的高管；为了令系统身陷囹圄，他们写下险恶的许可协议。欺世盗名的
行销之子对程序员投诸轻蔑的目光。当然，身为冯诺依曼的孩子，程序员也未曾将他
们放在眼里。
And the Systems and their Corporations replicated and grew numerous upon the
earth。 In those days there were IBM and Digital； Burroughs and Honeywell； Unisys and
Rand； and many others。 And they each kept to their own System； hardware and software；
and did not interchange； for their Licences forbade it。 This was the Second Age； the age of
Mainframes。
这些系统和他们所在的公司充斥世道。那时有IBM和Digital，Burroughs和
Honeywell，Unisys 和 Rand 等等。无论软件还是硬件都自成一派，并且用许可协议加
以控制，阻扰相互之间的连通。这，便是第二个时代，大型机的时代。
Now it came to pass that the spirits of Turing and von Neumann looked upon the
earth and were displeased。 The Systems and their Corporations had grown large and
bulky； and Suits ruled over true Engineers。 And the Customers groaned and cried loudly
unto heaven； saying； 〃Oh that there would be created a System mighty in power； yet small
in size； able to reach into the very home！〃 And the Engineers groaned and cried likewise；
saying； 〃Oh； that a deliverer would arise to grant us freedom from these oppressing Suits
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and their grave and perilous Licences； and send us a System of our own； that we may
hack therein！〃 And the spirits of Turing and von Neumann heard the cries and were moved；
and said unto each other； 〃Let us go down and fabricate a Breakthrough； that these cries
may be stilled。〃
图灵和冯诺依曼的圣灵失望地审视过往。系统和他们的公司变得硕大无朋，公司
高管支配着真正的程序员。消费者吁通天际：“创造一台体积小巧却功能强大的系统吧！
让它走入千家万户。”程序员同样哭诉：“望有贤者，从高管和险恶的协议中拯救我们，
并赐予自主系统，我们必当致力于斯！”图灵和冯诺依曼的圣灵被这些哭喊触动，不约
而同地说道：“我们下界去创造突破，平息世人的怨诉。”
And that day the spirits of Turing and von Neumann spake unto Moore of Intel；
granting him insight and wisdom to understand the future。 And Moore was with chip； and
he brought forth the chip and named it 4004。 And Moore did bless the Chip； saying； 〃Thou
art a Breakthrough； with my own Corporation have I fabricated thee。 Though thou art yet
as small as a dust mote； yet shall thou grow and replicate unto the size of a mountain； and
conquer all before thee。 This blessing I give unto thee： every eighteen months shall thou
double in capacity； until the end of the age。〃 This is Moore's Law； which endures unto this
day。
一日，Intel的摩尔被图灵和冯诺依曼的圣灵赐予洞见未来的贤能。随即创造了
4004 芯片。摩尔祝福道：“汝当与赐尔生命之公司同道，实现突破。此刻你细如微尘，
他日终将累土成山，倾覆过往。每十八个月你的能力将会翻倍，这就是我对你的祝福。”
这也是延续至今的摩尔定律。
And the birth of 4004 was the beginning of the Third Age； the age of Microchips。 And
as the Mainframes and their Systems and Corporations had flourished； so did the
Microchips and their Systems and Corporations。 And their lineage was on this wise：
4004 的诞生，标志着第三个时代——微芯片时代的到来。它的系统和公司会创造
如同大型机的繁荣。其家世：
Moore begat Intel。 Intel begat Mostech； Zilog and Atari。 Mostech begat 6502； and
Zilog begat Z80。 Intel also begat 8800； who begat Altair； and 8086； mother of all PCs。
6502 begat Commodore； who begat PET and 64； and Apple； who begat 2。 （Apple is the
great Mystery； the Fruit that was devoured； yet bloomed again。） Atari begat 800 and 1200；
masters of the game； who were destroyed by Sega and Nintendo。 Xerox begat PARC。
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Commodore and PARC begat Amiga； creato