{OT] I went for awalk this morning.

[François Chaplais]

Le 30 sept. 09 à 10:24, Richmond Mathewson a écrit :

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>
> Before anybody mentions speed; that really
> doesn't fuss me.
> _______________________________________________

most things a computer does can be done with paper and (maybe  
colored) pencils.
In my early years of college, numerical computations were done with a  
book of logarithmic & trigonometric tables.
On sale here:
http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/196459/Bouvart-Table-De- 
Logarithmes-Sans-Formules-Jaune-Livre.html
used: up from 0.90€
new: up from 7.68€
(can be easily used by non french speaking persons).

Cut and paste in my PhD dissertation were implemented with actual  
scissors and glue.
I have to confess that I used a copier to implement the "copy" part.

Kind regards,
	François