Great response, loved it :-)
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Timpe, Jim
Sent: 05 August 2002 09:59
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D)
LOL!!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Trottier [mailto:Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:57 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D)
Yes, we take many old things for granite.
tOM
On Monday, August 05, 2002 at 17:32, IanG <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote re
"RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D)" saying:
> Ah yes, forgot to mention, Stonehenge was neither damaged nor
> destroyed by the V1 or V2 bombs. I understand they have now strung
> lights around the place for viewing although I'm not certain this
> qualifies the site as being an electronic point of interest.
>
> Oh dear, I think I'm going to be chucked off the list again :-(
>
> Ian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of IanG
> Sent: 05 August 2002 17:14
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Further on technology (R&D)
>
>
> The first computer was made in Southern England some considerable time
> ago. It was, however, limited in performance due to low capacity and
> the mechanical effort required to move each of the 40 tonne + granite
> blocks used as binary indicators. However this computer is still in
> use today each and every mid summer morning by the Druids of
> Stonehenge.
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