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- From: mjr@tis.com (Marcus J Ranum)
- Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.programming,comp.sys.misc,comp.unix.wizards
- Subject: Re: Bought a computer, with no manual
- Date: 24 Jan 1993 21:42:48 GMT
- Organization: Trusted Information Systems, Inc.
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- I wrote:
- > I recently bought a computer with no manual. I'm trying to figure
- >out how it works: an abacus.
-
- Thanks to all who responded! I hadn't realized there was so
- much interest in abacii. If it continues, I'll start an RFD for
- comp.sys.abacus.click.click.click or something. ;)
-
- As I'd suspected, it's really only excellent for addition
- and subtraction and simple math. I consider the thing a work of art
- in its own right, though, and it has taken its place on my computing
- desk right next to my bamboo and melamine post slide rule.
-
- And, no, I don't have it hooked into the internet, so please
- stop asking me for its IP address... Besides, my cat crashed its heads
- this morning.
-
- Thanks to all who responded!
-
- mjr.
- --
- "guns don't die. people do."
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