Likewise. I know of Mr. Babbage and his lovely friend Ada but the
shoebox is a mystery to me. Clearly not large enough to convey an
analytical engine of his design.
Somewhere there's a Babbage book around here but, like many other things
(such as my grey card) it's nowhere to be found. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/12/2011 6:37 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 12/12/2011 2:47 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>> I fear that may have been wastes on the majority of our readers, Donald. But
>> not this one!
>
> All but the shoebox is clear enough to me. Local name or nickname for a sort
> of horse drawn conveyance?
>
> Moose
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