Re: VMs: Oldest Dating "Running code" -- I hope not...

[steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>]

 Date: 26 Feb 2004 09:44:18 +0100
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 Subject: Re: VMs: Oldest Dating "Running code" -- I hope not...
 
 Zitat von steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>:
 
 >  
 > ...
 > hi all :-)
 > 
 > just re-considering (older than you think(ES)/ DATE....
 > 
 > since I had never seen the VMS before ES said "IT'S OLDER than you 
 > think", I've a question or two ref: DATE (if I might) ....
 > 
 > ...
 > I want a window of date possible:
 > 
 > question(s): IF VELLUM (how old can that be?) oldest date?
 > ...
 > -=se=-
 > steve (it's OLDER THAN YOU THINK (ES)) ekwall
 > 
 
 Cheers Steve,
 
 At
 
 http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwcomm/faculty/bjenkins/CS100Lecture2.ppt
 
 there is mention of books made of "parchment and vellum" as early as 200 BC; 
 unfortunately it gives no details about what and where.
 
 But I'd guess "Roman Era" is the earliest reasonably possible date for the VM. 
 The Romans had crossbows, too AFAIK, and some of the costume depicted _could_ 
 be some very fancy Roman dress.
 
 I'd personally still very much subscribe to the 15th cty.
 
 Cheers,
 
    Agilmar, a man with two watches
 
 -------------------------------------------------

Thanks Agilmar :-)

!WeIrD! and I have 3 watches myself (one doesn't move still, "YET" is 
twice 
Right every day) :-)

Can you /we/ DATE 'em?:

vellum
paparyus
parchment
paper

( I can throw out "Paper" - filtered organic fiber(s)/lifted from 
fluid baths and dried? ~backwards 
date~ to at least 1000's BC) (have NOT checked chinese filters) OLDER 
YET? 


My 2nd watch is driving me ~nuts~ though (ref: its TIMING?).


todate, WE can make all three (4?) (plus more etc..) 


ok Ok OK, ~little steve~ needs a voynich _vacation_ already, ydaerla!


Cheers back :-)
-=se=-
steve (But, OLDER than "I"/WE think?) ekwall


p.s. there IS a FEEL about the VMS that says 14 15c, but that is 
initial ~visual~. we need a spectrogragh on BOTH Vellum & INK here!

p.s.s. better yet, "Let's just GET IT READ!" :-) 

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