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Re: Calculator dunking
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 16, 18:20 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 16, 18:20 -0400
On 6/16/2015 4:26 PM, Alan S wrote: > Bill B: > the Post Versalogs, which I think were > not so often encountered, or not as often as the K & E's and Dietzgens. Purdue freshman engineering gave you a specific list of what to buy including books for your classes, graph paper, Post Versalog, and engineering graphics tools. No substitutions allowed. As to my old HP 11-C, they fit nicely in a shirt pocket, > especially those that were "buttonable". A humorous sidebar, at least to an old marcom maven, was the first Sony Walkman. It was shown nested in a shirt pocket. Truth be known, it would not fit in a standard shirt pocket. The display shirts were custom made with an oversize pocket! > > By the way, getting back, briefly, to slide rules and ancient history, > did you ever come upon the circular slide rules, Yes, I found one in my dad's drawer after he passed. Can't recall the make or diameter, but I have it stashed in storage in West Lafayette, (home of Purdue) with most of my stuff.
