[sdiy] math question - somewhat OT

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Harry Bissell Jr <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] math question - somewhat OT
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:30:30 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <20040921233030.85865.qmail at web51001.mail.yahoo.com>

> --- 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

No, not really. I was just reflecting on facts. But if you particularly enjoy
it...

> 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...

Didn't you hit them hard enought to stay put?

> Oog  (early pleistocene)
> 
> H^) harry

Cheers,
Magnus - happy for not being a cave-man - I think...