Computers Manufactured in 1986

From: Stan Barr <stanb_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Fri Apr 5 03:02:49 2002

Hi,

"Merle K. Peirce" <at258_at_osfn.org> said:


You have the Kelvin? What a lovely surprise.
             ^^^^^^
[see below...}


>On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Stan Barr wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca> said:
>> > Stan Barr wrote:
>> > All of a sudden I feel _very_ old ;-( There were no working
electronic
>> > > computers when I was born...even Collosus was still a few months
from
>> > > completion....
>> >
>> > Well you could go after the mechanical ones :)
>>
>> Finding one here in the UK would be difficult! We have a very nice
>> string (wire, actually..) and pulley tidal computer here in Liverpool.
>> It was computing tide table for countries all round the world until
>> replaced by an IBM 1130.
>>

Kelvin?? Must look that one up... ;-)

I don't personally have such a thing ;-) But Liverpool University
have a Doodson/Lege - magnificnt beast! See www.pol.ac.uk

-- 
Cheers,
Stan Barr  stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Fri Apr 05 2002 - 03:02:49 BST

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