OT:techology

[Mark Wickens]

On Tuesday 08 March 2005 11:40 am, James Fogg wrote:
> > You've got gravity. Dry sand flows pretty well. Bamboo is
> > hollow and so can be used to channel dry sand around.
> > Different lengths of bamboo could be used to introduce
> > delays. Doubtless you could make basic logic gates.
> >
> > Some sort of mechanical effort would be needed to lift sand
> > again in order to combat gravity pulling sand downward.
> >
> > Not much different from a relay computer really, I suppose.
> > Just slower.
> > And more sandy.
>
> And relay computers don't like salt water, but administrators might.
> Hmmm, seaside computing. I think we hit on something.

I'm waiting for someone to invent a display that can be used in direct 
sunlight, so I don't have to work in what is affectionately called the 
'coffin' aka 'caravan by the sea with windows blacked out'. 

When will that be...?

Talk to me goose.

Mark.

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Mark Wickens
Rhodium Consulting Ltd