Bill, at 23:58 on Mar 17 1996, you wrote ...

BG>> An abacus is a computer of sorts, is it not ?  :)

DD>> A stored memory device actually.  The human still does the 
DD>> calculating.

BG>> Ah, so it's sort of a hard drive made from wooden balls 
BG>> then...

DD>> I suppose, but unlike a hard drive, if you tip an abacus on 
DD>> its side it will  tend to alter the memory contents.

BG> Does this mean that Paul should only ever sleep on his back?

Does he have wooden balls?

David
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