Originally posted by Stitch
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The very first "computer" we got in the office was an Oliveti that was wheeled around from engineer to engineer on a serving cart. We had to program a magnetic strip to do the calcualations we needed. It did prove useful as we programmed it to calculate the crush depth of the Krupp and Terni spheres of Cousteaus Bathyscaphe "Trieste". But for the practice of learning how to program the strips, we set them up to calculate loan payments where the interest percentage was based upon the UNpaid balance. It came in handy when I received a bill for the LAST payment on some property I bought in Lake Havasu, Arizona. I sent them a Xerox copy of the computer print-out and got an immediate reply and apology. I made the payment, got the deed and even a chunk of granite from the London Bridge.
For home computers; I'd rather not talk about them. The more and more that spoiled brat up in the PNW "improves" his "Operating" systems, the more I want to use them for target practice.
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