tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post2452109088787360441..comments2023-10-17T22:22:40.396+10:00Comments on The Milk Bar: Have You Got A Soroban?Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-54450969684216114552010-10-23T05:23:49.768+10:002010-10-23T05:23:49.768+10:00This looksd a lot more interesting than an abacus....This looksd a lot more interesting than an abacus.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-74502013290122323422010-10-23T02:58:07.594+10:002010-10-23T02:58:07.594+10:00I think I blogged one time about the $98 I spent i...I think I blogged one time about the $98 I spent in 1973 on a top-of-the-line calculator (add, subtract, multiply, divide, change signs, no memory) that was hopelessly outclassed by the slide rule. I also have a great cartoon in my collection that shows a group of scientists gathered in front of an enormous computer - beside the computer is a sign reading "In Case of Emergency, Break Glass," and behind the glass is ... an abacus!Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-52454864234783501362010-10-22T23:05:10.787+10:002010-10-22T23:05:10.787+10:00I've been banned from Soro for a long time now...I've been banned from Soro for a long time now. I didn't think anyone would ever find out.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.com