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Re: FWD: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] What does a computer do?

On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 09:49:39PM -0400, Mike wrote:
> On Monday 24 April 2006 11:07 am, Miden wrote:
> >
> > Those old text-based wooden computers are cute though. I particularly
> > like the ornate hand-cranks.
> 
> http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/dave/d6809.htm
> 
> Dave says that he has enough spare boards to build a few more.

Don't forget the 45-minute rated firewall the John Turnbull demonstrated
for us at the OCLUG meeting at Algonquin College in November(?) 1998.

The case was made of fire retardent gyprock...  Hence the 45-minute
rating...  :)

	slainte mhath, RGB

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