Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Curta rotary calculators play an important, if small, part in "Pattern >Recognition" a fine novel by William Gibson. A very good novel, in my >opinion. I'll never look at jet lag the same again! > >Adam > >On 12/7/05, Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> wrote: >> I own and still use my father's KE Log-Log Duplex Decitrig and, no, my >> fingers have never gotten dirty from using it. I also own one of the old >> Coast Artillery circular slide rules used in calculating the fall of >> shells, another one dating from my flying days back in the 1970's, and >> yet >> another one for use by a machinist. I also own an Otis King rotary >> slide-rule. >> >> Now, I still lust for one of those Swiss Curta rotary calculators, mind >> you! >> >> Marc >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick