Twas well enjoyed & Quicksilver is an excellent read as well
Dai
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> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Chris Pearson
> Sent: 05 February 2004 15:49
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> Subject: Cryptonomicon
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> Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
>
> I expect a lot of you have read this, but for any mathematicians or
> Linux/IT aficionados who haven't, (or nerdy wannabees like myself), this
> book is a refreshing and often hilarious 'waste' of several evenings. I
> never knew maths or IT could be such a lot of fun... without giving away
> any of the plot (some chance, as it is tortuous in the extreme), I was
> especially taken by the " dividing up grandmothers possessions" Graph
> plot. ..(And the playing card encryption method took care of another
> whole evening)
>
> Anyone read it? ( It was published some time ago.. So rather old hat I
> know)
> --
> Chris Pearson
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