I just stumbled upon this great story [1] and was surprised it had not been posted here before.

"How Grandmother Triode Stole Binary from the Sun" is a newer bit of folk/computer lore, by Jack Manganese. He credits two Cherokee stories, "Grandmother Spider Steals the Sun" and "The First Fire" as inspiration [2].

May Grandmother Triode and Slide Rule Demon bring a smile to you all.

[1] The story - https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/how-grandmother-triode... [2] Author's comment in discussion - https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/forum/t-614647/how-gra...