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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: The Abacus, Infinite and Otherwise @ the Plaintext_Tools Zwki
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:49:17 -0400 (EDT)
The Abacus, Infinite and Otherwise @ the Plaintext_Tools Zwki Introduction to the file: "This text file constitutes a series of small essays on the notion of the abacus. The abacus is unique since it is a digital instrument that exists within the analogic real; there is always room for error. "The abacus constitutes a raster within the real. It can be constructed to any base; I consider an abacus to an infinite base. In this case, every number is a unique symbol. "One can reverse this, in a sense, considering the application of analogic instruments to the digital domain. However since the latter is either a matter of abstract definition (i.e. definition within an abstract ontology) or a practical engineering application which is always already analogic, it might be a fairly useless exercise. "I fear that some of the below may be naive; in any case, read on, and thank you for giving it some attention. "Alan Sondheim 4/05" - Go to the URL below, and click on "The Abacus, Infinite and Otherwise" http://www.as.wvu.edu:8000/clc/projects/plaintext_tools/AnalogDigita