[Elecraft] stranger than real life

[Dave G.]

 > To replace those with arbitrary measurements (simply to make
> the math easier?) seems absurd to me.  I just bought a
> calculator. ________
A group of French scientists decided that 1/1,000,000th of 
the distance from the north pole to the equator would be the 
new standard for all of Europe.  I presume this was NOT 
arbitrary...

 > And what happens when your battery goes dead?  ;-)
I find that a pencil an paper can still be used to find 
answers...

Quote from the July 1971 issue of "Datamation"
"The computer is down!!.... does anyone here remember how to 
think??"

Dave KK7SS