Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] Slide rule names
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:27:58 -0400

Kip Babington jotted down the following:
>
> Pickett Power Log Exponential, a Log Log Dual Base

And Marc James Small wrote:
>
> K&E 10" Log-Log Duplex Decitrig

Now I understand where those computer names in Sci-Fi novels come from:

   "But we'll just plug the figures into the Transmeda Wurtzelator and
    we'll have the answer!"

   "Oh no, sir, we'd have to use the Megatrans Power Triplex Synchroshift
    Quad-Word Transmogrifier with the Dual-Band Infinity Capture module.

   "Very well.  Make it so."

M.

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