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

[Jim Kinney]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiator

Parents had one of these when I was <5.

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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