[AT] Names that have become generic

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Nope. An abacus is a digital computer. It operates with the digits!

Phil :o)


>
> Dean VP wrote:
>>
>> Dudley:
>>
>> I spent a part of my career designing analog computers because they
>> could solve certain problems faster than the digital computers then
>> available. But it didn't take long for me to convert from analog
>> computers to digital computers. Some parts of our lexicon just have to
>> be left behind.  :-)
>>
>> I doubt anyone would even know what an analog computer is today!
>
> An abacus?
>
> Landen Schooler