On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The crustier engineers among us (myself included) might enjoy this bit of > steam computer history: > > http://www.hp9825.com/
Further comment to the point of "steam" computing:- http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/babbage.aspx See 1st. Reference on page 5 for NZ relevance, and the second for relevance to the thread. Otherwise totally OT, 'pologies, hopefully interesting to older crusts on the list none the less. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
