Ian Dawson#retrocomputing weekend project. How do I math?
Simon ZerafaAs a rule, I would let this slide 😉
Michael Vilain@PointyEndUp It's just like the one my Dad gave me for my 18th birthday, even the case. I used it a year or two, then HP dropped the price of the HP45 calculator and I bought one.
Haven't used either or my CRC Handbook in decades.
Enema Cowboy@PointyEndUp
I still have one.
I still have one.
@PointyEndUp
My old man gave me the same brand of slide rule, but with fewer scales.
My old man gave me the same brand of slide rule, but with fewer scales.
FredKiesche 🇺🇦
Winchell Chung ⚛🚀@PointyEndUp
I want one of these
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astrodeck.php#martinrule
@PointyEndUp
I already have one of these
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/engines.php#mrslide
I already have one of these
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/engines.php#mrslide
@nyrath
That one is cool! I've been keeping my eyes open for the source related "pocket computers" from the Apollo era.
That one is cool! I've been keeping my eyes open for the source related "pocket computers" from the Apollo era.
Darrel Plant
Thilo, EE 🤘🏼⚛️ 🇪🇺🎗️🇺🇦🇵🇸@PointyEndUp Maybe you also need to scale it up? 🤔😁
(I'll have to see if I have photos of my Pickett slide rules, too. Too lazy to open the boxes. 😇)
RetroWizzard@VintageProject
Have you ever heard of the Curta?
https://oldbytes.space/@RetroWizzard/110020823000191907
Seems to be a slide rule minus the slide and the rule.😁
@PointyEndUp
Have you ever heard of the Curta?
https://oldbytes.space/@RetroWizzard/110020823000191907
Seems to be a slide rule minus the slide and the rule.😁
@PointyEndUp
RetroWizzard (@[email protected])
Attached: 3 images A thing that's new to me, even though it's been around since 1947 is the #Curta. It's some sort of manual calculator much like a slide rule and was invented in #Liechtenstein. These can be seen at the enter.ch media and computer museum in #Switzerland. #retrocomputing
@RetroWizzard I have, indeed.
It's an engineering marvel and deeply embedded in a bitter story around Curt Herzstark, an Austrian inventor. Not only did he have to deal with 1930s Germany and Soviet occupation, but he was also cheated out of his rights and money several times, if I remember correctly.
@RetroWizzard You might want to check YouTube for a corresponding story by Adam Savage. He was gifted a 3D-printed, upscaled version of a Curta a while back and explains its workings there. @PointyEndUp