--- begin forwarded text X-Sender: ace@adelie.tidbits.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:42:16 -0800 To: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com> From: "Adam C. Engst" <ace@tidbits.com> Subject: Of interest, perhaps What do amber, beads, drums, eggs, feathers, leather, and oxen all have in common with the aforementioned shiny things? That's right! They've all been used at one time or another as money. (The oxen were hell on ATMs, but that's another story.) So, if you're feeling a little down in the wallet around tax time, circulate on over to the History of Money. The site, derived from a book of the same name, takes an in-depth look at where "wampum" has been and where it's going, from ancient times to the present day. Especially interesting is the chronology, giving the low down on loot from 9000 BC to 2002. That's well over a hundred years, according to our accountant. (Please note that not once did we say, "Show me the money!" See Jerry Maguire for more on this.) http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/llyfr.html -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Editor -- ace@tidbits.com -- info@tidbits.com ----------------------------------- Answers to some common questions via email at faq-adam@tidbits.com or via the Web at <http://www.tidbits.com/adam/FAQ.html> Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, 4th Edition now available <http://www.tidbits.com/iskm/> --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA Lesley Stahl: "You mean *anyone* can set up a web site and compete with the New York Times?" Andrew Kantor: "Yes." Stahl: "Isn't that dangerous?" The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/