Mechanical calculators - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

4 Dec 2007

Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:18:49 +0100
From: "Arno Kletzander" <Arno_1983 at gmx.de>
Subject: Re: Mechanical calculators

<snip>
...
 Uhh, what have I done to deserve this treatment? You
make me long 
for those big ugly heavy boat-anchors even more than before.
Must...go...chastise myself (before my parents do when I bring home 
the next one :-)) ----
Sorrrrryy...

They're not "junk," they're "rare and valuable antiques," just
a little
larger than that old teapot belonging to your great-grandmother that your 
mother keeps in the buffet...
----

<snip>
...
 My grandfather detested those, as they used 120V DC to
pick the magnets 
and there were lots of unencapsulated contacts within the mechanism... ---
Ouch! Been there, done that...

mike