Could have been as simple as the use of mercury switches to represent
bits.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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I don't know, but the environmentlist would go nuts if they
tried that today..
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Glad you all enjoyed it. The film makes comment about
using mercury for memory. Can anyone explain to me how that worked?
Thanks,
Steve G.
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This is a MUST SEE for everyone (especially the windoze
weenies that think computing started somewhere around 1985) Four stars.
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If you haven't seen this yet, you'll get a kick out of
it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2fURxbdIZs
Steve G.
