Cable and connector source

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sat Nov 17 15:04:28 2001

Tony Duell wrote:
> Unfortunately, HP calculators take considerably more power than this
> little Texet, so I've not managed to run one of those of an apple :-(


Create an array with more of them in parallel?



Tony Duell wrote:
>
> >
> > At 12:23 AM 11/16/2001 +0000, Tony wrote:
> > >If you want to know why I did this, think about :
> > >1) Who do you associate with apples (the fruit, not the computer)
> > >2) When was he born
> > >3) Some of us celebrate his birthday rather than another event (possibly
> > >birthday-related) on the same date :-).
> >
> > My first guess was Alan Mathison Turing, born 23 June 1912,
> > who died due to cyanide contamination on an apple he was eating.
>
> Interesting guess. No, not this time, though...
>
> >
> > Newton's Day is December 25, the date of his birth in 1642.
>
> Exactly... :-)
>
> The reason for the calculator run off the apple is that HPCC (UK HP
> calculator club, and a general meeting place of eccentrics :-)) has
> decided to do things associated with Newton (anything even remotely
> associated with Newton) this year. Running a calculator off an apple
> seemed somewhat appropriate.
>
> Unfortunately, HP calculators take considerably more power than this
> little Texet, so I've not managed to run one of those of an apple :-(
>
> -tony
Received on Sat Nov 17 2001 - 15:04:28 GMT

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