Lauren wrote:
> I would like to see an analog computer, though <GGG>. Oh wait a
> min - that's a note pad and pencil.
Actually, the first analogue computer was the abacus, and you can still
buy those. My father used to carry a miniature one around in his pocket
-- a great sight gag. "Well, let me get my calculator ..." (No wonder I
have a warped sense of humour.) So there you go -- you can carry one on
your person and say "I have a pocket computer!"