[ale] DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source Hardware

[Charles Shapiro]

Hah. What you really want is a Curta (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta_calculator ).

I bought my last slide rule ( which I still have ) at the five & dime
in peachtree Battle Shopping Center.

-- CHS

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Watson, Keith <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Tom
>> Freeman
>> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 13:53
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
>> Subject: Re: [ale] DIY Graphing Calculator Is Built From Open Source
>> Hardware
>>
>>
>> Not the highest quality build, but...
>>
>> ThinkGeek had plastic sliderules for vaguely reasonable prices as of maybe
>> eight months ago.
>>
>> For some values of "reasonable price" of course.
>>
>
> I really like the Concise Circular Slide Rule which they still make.
>
> Concise Circular Slide Rule
> http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle01.html
>
>
> My personal favorite is the Circular Slide Rule No. 300
> http://www.concise.co.jp/eng0731/circle02.html#04
>
> keith
>
> --
>
> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
> keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
> (404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
>
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