4 Feb
1998
4 Feb
'98
6:20 a.m.
Well, since we're on this subject... how can I resist once more
mentioning...
Slide Rule Trading Post
http://www.comcen.com.au/~adavie/slide/
On my site you will find a link to JavaSlide on the main menu. That's a
JAVA slide rule I wrote some while back, so you can reminisc even if you
can't find your old faithful. Its quite good, actually.
There's a society called the Oughtred society, with around 400+ members.
Each devoted to their slide rule collection. I know of some people with
700+ units. Me, I have 30, including a 7 foot long Pickett classroom rule.
Cheers
Andrew
-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp(a)world.std.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 05, 1998 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Slipping sticks
<At 19:20 2/3/98 -0500, PG wrote:
<>"Slipsticker"?!? I thought I was the last one! C'mon -- who else
here ha
<>his old slide rule _and_ still remembers how to use it?
I have my 10" white aluminum pickett handy and grab it when a quick
"good to three places" answer will do. I also use a E6B which is a
circular aircraft slide rule for time, speed, distance, fuel use and
wind correction. That one is in the plane as I'm absolutely certain
it works as the calculator version of the E6B allways seems to need a
new battery.
Allison
4 Feb
4 Feb
9:14 a.m.
At 04:20 AM 2/5/98 +1100, you wrote:
Well, since we're on this subject... how can I
resist once more
mentioning...
Slide Rule Trading Post
http://www.comcen.com.au/~adavie/slide/
On my site you will find a link to JavaSlide on the main menu. That's a
JAVA slide rule I wrote some while back, so you can reminisc even if you
can't find your old faithful. Its quite good, actually.
Yes, but when are you going to make a circular version? :-)
9:30 a.m.
On Thu, 5 Feb 1998, Andrew Davie wrote:
Well, since we're on this subject... how can I
resist once more
mentioning...
Slide Rule Trading Post
http://www.comcen.com.au/~adavie/slide/
On my site you will find a link to JavaSlide on the main menu. That's a
JAVA slide rule I wrote some while back, so you can reminisc even if you
can't find your old faithful. Its quite good, actually.
There's a society called the Oughtred society, with around 400+ members.
Each devoted to their slide rule collection. I know of some people with
700+ units. Me, I have 30, including a 7 foot long Pickett classroom rule.
Cheers
Andrew
With all of this dialogue about slide rules, I am appalled to note that
Pickett & Eckell is the only brand name mentioned. Am I the only person
to have been brought up with a Keuffel & Esser ivory covered mahogany
rule? Also, what was the name of the manufacturer who made a bamboo core
rule?
- don
-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp(a)world.std.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 05, 1998 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Slipping sticks
donm(a)cts.com
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) - 619-454-8412
*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj
<At 19:20 2/3/98 -0500, PG wrote:
<>"Slipsticker"?!? I thought I was the last one! C'mon -- who else
here ha
<>his old slide rule _and_ still remembers how to use it?
I have my 10" white aluminum pickett handy and grab it when a quick
"good to three places" answer will do. I also use a E6B which is a
circular aircraft slide rule for time, speed, distance, fuel use and
wind correction. That one is in the plane as I'm absolutely certain
it works as the calculator version of the E6B allways seems to need a
new battery.
Allison
10:03 a.m.
At 12:30 2/4/98 -0800, Don wrote:
With all of this dialogue about slide rules, I am
appalled to note that
Pickett & Eckel is the only brand name mentioned. Am I the only person
to have been brought up with a Keuffel & Esser ivory covered mahogany
rule?
Not quite "brought up with," but that's what I have now. It was originally
my father's. Certainly I didn't mean to slight K+E, who made not only
slipsticks, but exceptionally fine drafting tools of many kinds.
__________________________________________
Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
6 Feb
6 Feb
12:45 p.m.
On 4 Feb 98 at 13:03, Kip Crosby wrote:
At 12:30 2/4/98 -0800, Don wrote:
I had a K+E in the early 50' s which
I treasured so highly that I
wouldn't take it with me to my 1st year Science classes but used a
cheaper tho less accurate one. I inherited it from my brother , an
engineer who acquired it in the thirties. Long gone but to bring this
back on topic, I wouldn't give up my Atari for one.
ciao larry
lwalkerN0spaM(a)interlog.com
With all of this dialogue about slide rules, I am
appalled to note that
Pickett & Eckel is the only brand name mentioned. Am I the only person
to have been brought up with a Keuffel & Esser ivory covered mahogany
rule?
Not quite "brought up with," but that's what I have now. It was
originally
my father's. Certainly I didn't mean to slight K+E, who made not only
slipsticks, but exceptionally fine drafting tools of many kinds.
__________________________________________ 
4 Feb
4 Feb
10:13 a.m.
The last word in Japanese Slide Rules:
\ | / HEMMI \ | /
O O
They also Private Labeled for POST . . . .
Jeff
With all of this dialogue about slide rules, I am
appalled to note that
Pickett & Eckell is the only brand name mentioned. Am I the only person
to have been brought up with a Keuffel & Esser ivory covered mahogany
rule? Also, what was the name of the manufacturer who made a bamboo core
rule?
- don
-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp(a)world.std.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 05, 1998 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Slipping sticks
donm(a)cts.com
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) - 619-454-8412
*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj
<At 19:20 2/3/98 -0500, PG wrote:
<>"Slipsticker"?!? I thought I was the last one! C'mon -- who else
here ha
<>his old slide rule _and_ still remembers how to use it?
I have my 10" white aluminum pickett handy and grab it when a quick
"good to three places" answer will do. I also use a E6B which is a
circular aircraft slide rule for time, speed, distance, fuel use and
wind correction. That one is in the plane as I'm absolutely certain
it works as the calculator version of the E6B allways seems to need a
new battery.
Allison
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