[sdiy] math question - somewhat OT

[Harry Bissell Jr]

--- Magnus Danielson <cfmd at bredband.net> wrote:

Larry, <said>
> 
> > I feel old.  In 1975 or 1976 when the price
> dropped from $300 to $150, I
> > just had to have one.  I still own it.  How long
> since it has been turned
> > on.  I cannot even remember.
>

Magnus said...
 
> You are old. I didn't even have a calculator back
> then. It really was finger-
> counting back then!

Oh THIS thread again ???  ok

We used rocks arranged in piles to represent
the objects we wanted to count (usually small
rodents and reptiles).

We tried to use the objetcs diretly but they kept
wandering away...

Oog  (early pleistocene)

H^) harry