15 Apr
2013
15 Apr
'13
6:58 a.m.
* William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> [130415 01:22]:
Model DUMKOPF huh?
Noun
Dummkopf m (genitive Dummkopfes or Dummkopfs, plural Dummk??pfe)
a fool, an idiot
A very
interesting Craigslist ad. Way over my budget though.
1954 VACUUM TUBE COMPUTER 7 FT. TALL, 700 LBS, MADE AT M.I.T. MODEL DUMKOPF
1 USED FOR PLOT INTERCEPT OF MISSILES AND ARTILLERY. $100K. CALL2025279501
I have never heard of this one, but my guess is that it is just some
kind of analog computer for mortar tracking that never escaped an MIT
lab. Neat, but not $100K neat.