29 Oct
2006
29 Oct
'06
5:48 p.m.
Okay, okay, an automated MAN-MADE mechanism for doing math.
A brain is not a computer. It's just a highly improbable biological
coincidence.
-----Original Message-----
From: 9000 VAX [mailto:vax9000 at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:37 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Collections of (physically) small computers
On 10/29/06, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 29 Oct 2006 at 20:02, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Then how about my pet hamster? or my pet cricket? They are computers too.
Cheers,
I say any automated mechanism for doing math is a
computer.
Well, IIRC, the ANSI X3J3 (FORTRAN) spec says that a human being is
also considered to be a "computer" as well. :) But I'm hardly lighter
than 120g, nor smaller than a smartphone! Chuck