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

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Fri Aug 6 14:32:24 EDT 2010


my bad. It was THIS ONE!!

http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/kingson_four-rule.html

should bug mom and see if it's still in the drawer by the phone...

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> James P. Kinney III
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