François Chaplais wrote:
Le 30 sept. 09 à 10:24, Richmond Mathewson a écrit :
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Before anybody mentions speed; that really
doesn't fuss me.
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most things a computer does can be done with paper and (maybe colored)
pencils.
In my early years of college, numerical computations were done with a
book of logarithmic & trigonometric tables.
On sale here:
http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/196459/Bouvart-Table-De-Logarithmes-Sans-Formules-Jaune-Livre.html
used: up from 0.90€
new: up from 7.68€
(can be easily used by non french speaking persons).
Cut and paste in my PhD dissertation were implemented with actual
scissors and glue.
I have to confess that I used a copier to implement the "copy" part.
Kind regards,
François
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I was recently in Scotland (attending the RunRev conference) and popped
into a
house my wife and I own up there: in the attic I was very glad to find
my English
sliderule (having had to 'do' with a Russian one for the last 4 years)
lurking there!
I really cannot be bothered with super-fast computers as they don't give
ME time
to think or gulp coffee between doing all sorts of horrible things
outwith my
control. I want a compuer that serve me, and not a computer that requires me
to serve it!
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