Posted on 03/29/2026 11:30:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Here's what you'll learn when you read this story:
The Inca quipu was a complex system of knotted cords, encoded numerical records and possibly even a full logosyllabic language.
New research demonstrates that the quipu's hierarchical structure can function as a versatile modern computer data structure.
The researchers built working spreadsheets, file systems, and encryption tools powered by quipu data, rivaling conventional computing methods.
(Excerpt) Read more at popularmechanics.com ...
What appear to be the earliest writing systems are so old that there’s no way to know what languages they record (if any).
Thank you...I’m a computer nerd... I have a few old computers at my home office... including an old IBM and an old Kaypro laptop (which is about the size of a suitcase). Have a Commodore 64 and a Lexbook...
They didn’t need wheels without any horses or other draft animals to hitch carts to-the Spanish brought horses to the new world early the 16th century. The Chinese had the abacus before then-they didn’t have horses either...
Thank You.
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Or ... just a plain IBM 650 ...bi-quinary. Real fun
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