<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiator">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiator</a><br><br>Parents had one of these when I was <5.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Charles Shapiro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hah. What you really want is a Curta (<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta_calculator" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta_calculator</a> ).<br>
<br>
I bought my last slide rule ( which I still have ) at the five & dime<br>
in peachtree Battle Shopping Center.<br>
<br>
-- CHS<br>
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On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Watson, Keith <<a href="mailto:krwatson@cc.gatech.edu">krwatson@cc.gatech.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>] On Behalf Of Tom<br>
>> Freeman<br>
>> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 13:53<br>
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!<br>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source<br>
>> Hardware<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Not the highest quality build, but...<br>
>><br>
>> ThinkGeek had plastic sliderules for vaguely reasonable prices as of maybe<br>
>> eight months ago.<br>
>><br>
>> For some values of "reasonable price" of course.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> I really like the Concise Circular Slide Rule which they still make.<br>
><br>
> Concise Circular Slide Rule<br>
> <a href="http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle01.html" target="_blank">http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle01.html</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> My personal favorite is the Circular Slide Rule No. 300<br>
> <a href="http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle02.html#04" target="_blank">http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle02.html#04</a><br>
><br>
> keith<br>
><br>
> --<br>
><br>
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> Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing<br>
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