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Title: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Rods2 on 13 June 2014, 00:29:35
Near Catterick on the A1 and it is about 10,000 years old. It pre-dates the Romans, Daewoos and Omegas, just. ::) ::) ::)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2656308/Ancient-service-station-unearthed-A1-10-000-year-old-route-reveals-Mesolithic-people-travelled-UK.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2656308/Ancient-service-station-unearthed-A1-10-000-year-old-route-reveals-Mesolithic-people-travelled-UK.html)
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: plym ian on 13 June 2014, 08:37:44
And there's customers still waiting to be served after all this time ;D
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: CaptainZok on 13 June 2014, 11:35:13
Chariot 11s outside from TB's roman ancestors. ;D
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 June 2014, 12:23:29
Chariot 11s outside from TB's roman ancestors. ;D

Oh, not wood all over the forecourt! The wheelwright won't be very happy with him!
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: CaptainZok on 13 June 2014, 12:59:08
Suppose it would be XIs in those days.
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Entwood on 13 June 2014, 13:01:33
Suppose it would be XIs in those days.

does that mean that it should be 1011 now ?? or perhaps "F" ...  :)
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 June 2014, 13:10:36
Or even B? ;)
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Entwood on 13 June 2014, 13:35:32
Or even B? ;)

mmm hexadecimal ... thank the lord I never had to use that in anger !!!

"There are 10 sorts of people who understand binary, those that do and those that don't"   :)
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: zirk on 13 June 2014, 13:45:43
Hmm, 10.000 years old eh, if they find any Shell Drivers Fuel Cards, there mine, Im having the points.  ;)
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Rods2 on 13 June 2014, 15:46:42
Or even B? ;)

mmm hexadecimal ... thank the lord I never had to use that in anger !!!

"There are 10 sorts of people who understand binary, those that do and those that don't"   :)

As a computer programmer, I have to regularly. I just wish we had learn't up to our 16x table at school.

I remember writing fast multiply and divide routines in assembler, where early microprocessors didn't have multiply and divide instructions.
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: cleggy on 13 June 2014, 16:38:43
Or even B? ;)

mmm hexadecimal ... thank the lord I never had to use that in anger !!!

"There are 10 sorts of people who understand binary, those that do and those that don't"   :)

As a computer programmer, I have to regularly. I just wish we had learn't up to our 16x table at school.

I remember writing fast multiply and divide routines in assembler, where early microprocessors didn't have multiply and divide instructions.

Microprocessors weren't invented when I wrote assembler programs on an IBM 360/40, 64k core bomb of ferrite rings. ;D
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: aaronjb on 13 June 2014, 19:27:51
You two are going to start reminiscing about punch cards in a minute, aren't you.. ;D
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: cleggy on 13 June 2014, 22:50:16
I still have some in my briefcase, perfect for notes and a perfect fit for a shirt pocket. :y ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Where is the UK's Oldest Service Station?
Post by: Rods2 on 14 June 2014, 22:26:34
You two are going to start reminiscing about punch cards in a minute, aren't you.. ;D

And what's wrong with punch cards or punch tape. As a traditionalist I bet TB stills uses them for backups. :P ::) ::) ::)