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WCDT: 25-29 October 2010 (1781-1785)

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pwhodges:
When I was taught Algol 60 at university, the first week (of two) was on numerical methods - in which we did the exercises using a hand-cranked rotary calculator.  It gave one a good appreciation of how much was going on during a computer's division instruction, and set me up for a career of specialising in extremely efficient coding.

Is it cold in here?:

--- Quote from: Akima on 31 Oct 2010, 19:18 ---To all these old computer stories I say: "Looxury, bloody looxury!" My first computing device was a suànpán:

:-D


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In these days of crashes, incompatibilities, and viruses, that is truly a computer you can count on.

Carl-E:
Meh, I still do most of it in my head. 

And you've all seen how well that works...

(look down)

(No, not your lap, the sig)

tomart:

--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 28 Oct 2010, 16:41 ---If only there were a well-endowed woman in the cast who was attracted to Sven and capable of surprising insights ...

I admit it, I just want Raven back.
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Raven!     Raven!     Raven!

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