Bill, at 23:30 on Mar 15 1996, you wrote ...

db>> Refresh our memories - *exactly* what are you studying 
db>> (full title - ie., what do you expect to get out of this), 
db>> and where?

PE>> Computing.

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...

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

David
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