Of course I remember the Secret Policeman's Ball. That sketch was just amazing, on the face of it not funny at all but in reality absolutely hilarious. Genius times. I got my first programming job in 1978 and am still doing software stuff despite an enforced break, which fortunately allowed me to visit SE Asia and Australia. Perhaps you should write a humorous novel about all of the stupidity that IT has suffered over the years and of course use the word plinth as often as possible. Pedestal doesn't have the same ring to it, a little bit tinny I think whereas plinth is a very woody word.