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If I remember correctly from the New Yorker article on that subject,
the fact that they were unable to fit a computer in their shoes was the
reason for switching their interest to the stock market.
Jan Philipp
----- Original Message -----
From: Allan Kaminsky <allan@xxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 9:47 AM
Subject: Book Review
> A book I've enjoyed (but that has received mixed reviews) is:
>
> "The Predictors" (How a Band of Maverick Physicists Used Chaos Theory to
> Trade Their Way to a Fortune on Wall Street) - Thomas A. Bass
>
> It chronicles the adventures of Doyne Farmer and Norman Packard and The
> Prediction Company in Santa Fe. These are the same guys that used
computers
> in their shoes to analyze roulette physics in Vegas.
>
> Available at the usual places (Amazon, B&N, Borders, Fatbrain), it's
> slightly cheaper at BuyBooks ($16.90) and they're offering free shipping
> this weekend.
>
> http://www.buy.com/books/product.asp?sku=30489454
>
> Allan
>
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