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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

Subject	Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
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From	"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net>
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Date	2024-12-17 23:40 -0500
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On 12/17/24 1:43 AM, rbowman wrote:
> On 17 Dec 2024 04:34:14 GMT, Robert Riches wrote:
> 
>> The thought of doing long division in Roman numerals fills me with
>> dread--let along manually doing finite element analysis.
> 
> I wonder how many little tricks they had? I've worked with carpenters who
> didn't know squat about the Pythagorean theorem or Euclidean geometry but
> they certainly knew about 3-4-5 triangles and such.

   I used to play with using Roman numerals for lots
   of things. Fun - but let's say I don't rec it for
   any purpose. The Babylonian base-60 system is yet
   another one to avoid ... even though old Greek
   scientists converted their terrible math system
   to Babylonian to do real calx, and then back to
   the crap system for 'publications'.

   The Roman system isn't illogical ... but it's really
   meant for smaller/simpler numbers.

   As for 'tricks' ... builders especially had many,
   usually based on geometry.

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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 14:38 +0100
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 00:51 -0500
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-11 11:08 +0100
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-11 10:35 +0000
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 01:32 +0000
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-12 10:51 +0000
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 20:22 +0000
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 23:03 -0500
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-12 10:35 +0100
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 23:24 -0500
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:29 +0100
              Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-13 08:32 -0800
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-13 16:34 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-13 22:20 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-14 05:10 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 06:20 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 12:24 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 06:14 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-14 23:57 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-15 06:46 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 23:47 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-15 10:51 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-15 19:08 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 11:38 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-16 14:24 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-16 21:20 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-17 10:17 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 23:34 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 12:00 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 21:14 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-12-17 04:34 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-17 06:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-17 23:40 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:45 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 22:52 -0500
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-11 08:43 -0800
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-11 08:44 -0800
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-11 16:51 +0000
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 23:14 -0500
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 04:34 -0500
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-12 23:10 +0000

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