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Author Topic: WCDT: 25-29 October 2010 (1781-1785)  (Read 106104 times)

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Re: WCDT: 25-29 October 2010
« Reply #250 on: 01 Nov 2010, 00:03 »

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.
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Re: WCDT: 25-29 October 2010
« Reply #251 on: 01 Nov 2010, 15:00 »

To all these old computer stories I say: "Looxury, bloody looxury!" My first computing device was a suŕnpán:

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In these days of crashes, incompatibilities, and viruses, that is truly a computer you can count on.
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Re: WCDT: 25-29 October 2010
« Reply #252 on: 01 Nov 2010, 16:05 »

Meh, I still do most of it in my head. 

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

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Re: WCDT: 25-29 October 2010
« Reply #253 on: 04 Nov 2010, 17:49 »

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.

Raven!     Raven!     Raven!
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