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Gallery, Projects and General => Neat Stuff => Topic started by: NeoTech on October 10, 2012, 08:19:12 AM

Title: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: NeoTech on October 10, 2012, 08:19:12 AM

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jxBDP53ERkM/TE10nuDVpDI/AAAAAAAABUQ/0wSMJwMaQmQ/s1600/CurtaCalculator4.jpg)

Title: Re: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: awemawson on October 10, 2012, 11:13:03 AM

I always wanted one of those.

My college days involved the use of my Aristo Scholar sliderule, which I found that I still have in a box of bits and bobs 45 years later! "It's a computer, but not as we know it Jim"

Title: Re: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: NeoTech on October 10, 2012, 11:36:10 AM

There is one on ebay for about 950 gbp.. go for it! ;D

Title: Re: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: kd0afk on October 21, 2012, 12:06:39 PM

Are there blueprints anywhere for this thing. I really want one now. And why won't they divide, would the mechanics just be too intense?

Title: Re: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: NeoTech on October 29, 2012, 06:10:17 AM

no idea havent found any blueprints actually.. i havent looked that much though.

Title: Re: Curta the Mechanical _pocket_ calculator. =)
Post by: BiggerHammer on October 29, 2012, 07:48:38 PM

This page might interest you gents.    http://www.vcalc.net/cu.htm