Re: RC: RE: Age dating via electronic equipment

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Say, does anybody remember what a slide rule is?  I grew up on them (talk
about aging myself), but I swear I've long since forgotten how to use one.

Teddy

Bob Morris wrote:

> You youngsters most likely never remember when the calculator was called a
> "slip stick" The first mechanical calculator I ever had was hand cranked
> called a "CURTA" Still have it, still works and never runs out of power!!
>
> Bob Morris
> Morris endurance Enterprises
> Boise, ID\
>
> PS you kids missed out an a lot of interesting things!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Lif Strand [mailto:fasterhorses@gilanet.com]
> Sent:   Wednesday, June 16, 1999 7:23 PM
> To:     AERC
> Subject:        RC:  Age dating via electronic equipment
>
> Heidi wrote last Tuesday:  "(Dating myself here, but remember when
> calculators came out? About 60.00 and the size of your telephone? Now
> they are smaller that a credit card and 1.99!!)"
>
> Ahem.  (Shuffle shuffle.  Eyes darting from side to side.)  The first
> calculators I ever heard about  were about 10 times the amount you
> mentioned.  Lif
> --
>                                     ____________
> Lif & Paul Strand   STRAND ENTERPRISES   http://www.fasterhorses.com
>
>          Internet Research * WebArt * Fine Art
>                      Quemado, NM  USA
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.    
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp   
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=