Might be of interest A UK campaign to build a truck-sized, prototype computer first envisaged in 1837 is gathering steam. See details here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11530905 Best Bernardo -- ================== Technological Innovation in Retail Finance: International Historical Perspectives Edited by Bernado Batiz-Lazo, J. Carles Maixé-Altés, Paul Thomes http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415880671/