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 >