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RE: OT: Computer Nostalgia



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I still have my Picket slide rule.  Never runs out of juice!

- John

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Scott [mailto:rlscott@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:43 PM
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: OT: Computer Nostalgia


OK, youngsters

I waited two months for my new HP-35 to be delivered and what a joy.  I was
using an I/O console for a 20 bit binary computer with a 12 bit address bus
(32+ switches) and even though the HP-35 didn't do decimal/octal conversions
directly it eased my workload considerably.  I still have it - well I also
have my slide rule <g>,

My thanks also for a nice trip down memory lane.

~Bob