Thanks Peter. I will notate against my Micador history. I have found in my collection a double branding of an Ecobra Cosmos 154 with the Micador name and Logo....
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Watson Cutter
watsoncutter
Nov 1, 2005 9:53 am
The numbers stamped at the rear of my four 131s are 42,43,49 and 51 which I assume are year dates. The first two have single line cursors and the latter, three...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 1, 2005 9:54 am
... [remainder snipped] I also thought "wow", albeit in a quiet understated English way. I see that some of the sections are "to be supplied". Might I ask if ...
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Watson Cutter
watsoncutter
Nov 1, 2005 9:56 am
Thanks Rod for your information. I have an Aristo Scolar 0903 and will note alongside in my inventory that it is the same as the Micador 60. You sparked me...
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Winchell Chung
nyrathwiz
Nov 1, 2005 11:47 am
... Thanks! Yes, they will be written eventually, but alas, there is a lot of other stuff I have to finish first....
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Chris Bourne
bochigon
Nov 1, 2005 3:24 pm
Watson - ... I have a P.I.C. 131/PC18 marked 58, with a batch number (or month?) of 4. Cursor is aluminium framed, folded to shape, three lines, red outers,...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Nov 1, 2005 6:11 pm
I just came back from the German SR meeting in Miltenberg, a small charming town south-east of Frankfurt. We were about 30 participants, mostly Germans of...
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Winchell Chung
nyrathwiz
Nov 1, 2005 7:56 pm
... Alas, I haven't had much of a chance to do any game art in years. I am, however, experimenting with 3D computer graphics. ...
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Sparrow Jones
sparrowrosec...
Nov 2, 2005 12:52 am
... I'd like to see pictures of the slide rule, too! I'm not a crystallography geek, per se, but I'm in a class on symmetry and group theory this semester and...
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chirs
mnoxman
Nov 2, 2005 3:20 am
In the files section I have uploaded a zip file containing jpg images of the rule under the file name picket1010-xtal.zip. I did this so that they would keep...
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kb0fhp@...
kb0fhp
Nov 2, 2005 6:01 am
That is perfect! Thank you. Now to get that reference, and find a rule with no markings, and create one... Scott ... In the files section I have uploaded a...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 2, 2005 10:55 am
... A very interesting report - "Takk!". Which leads me to wonder if any of the participants of the recent meeting in Stow-cum-Quy, England, also have a report...
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nljyahoolistbox@...
nlj0
Nov 3, 2005 2:43 am
I had a look for the Roser & Thomas article when I was in the library this evening. It turns out that the problem with your citation is that it references the...
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Russell Weaver
analogueman2002
Nov 4, 2005 12:26 am
Jerry, I'm happy to oblige... There were about 40 attendees at the recent IM2005 meeting (including me!). The proceedings began on Friday (21st October)...
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Randy
algorithmnation
Nov 4, 2005 8:49 am
Just wanted to introduce myself.... I am a mathematician, working as a data analyst and programmer at the Mayo Clinic. I am fascinated by all aspects of math...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 4, 2005 11:32 am
... [excellent report snipped] ... And oblige you have! Although I was unable to attend, I did get to the now-relocated Antiques Fair in London, with which...
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PHolland@...
phollandde
Nov 4, 2005 5:41 pm
Hi Jerry, yes, next year's meeting is in Germany. In the old university town of Greifswald at the Baltic Sea. There is already a web site announcing the...
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dalemming@...
eagurulemming
Nov 4, 2005 5:44 pm
http://www.piratejesus.com/nerdcore/062.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Nov 4, 2005 7:21 pm
Here is a very unusual sighting. It was presented at the recent SR meeting in Germany. On Google, go to 'Rechenschieber.org', then 'Was ist neu?' and select...
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Russell Weaver
analogueman2002
Nov 4, 2005 11:14 pm
Hello All, Peter omits to mention the dates of next year's International Meeting! As indicated on the flyers he was handing out at IM2005, IM2006 will be on...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 4, 2005 11:16 pm
... Oder, einfacher ohne Google:- http://www.rechenschieber.org usw. Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K....
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Charles Oxford
cjoxford2
Nov 5, 2005 1:21 am
Someone was going to buy an Orient slide rule watch and review it here. Did I miss it? Thanks, Charlie...
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jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 5, 2005 10:19 pm
... Or even easier, I now realise, http://www.rechenschieber.org/pape.htm It says (my translation) "Harold R. Pape was originally American, and came during the...
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KrazyKyngeKorny
raykornele
Nov 5, 2005 10:20 pm
... Randy, there is a PDF of an extensive set of scales in PDF format in the ISRG files section. PDF files can be enlarged and reduced so you can fit the...
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Mike Markowski
mike_markowski
Nov 5, 2005 10:21 pm
... Charlie, It wasn't me, but I did buy and then return one of the Orient watches a few years ago and mentioned it on this list. The watch quality was ok for...
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Bill Robinson
gerwkr
Nov 6, 2005 2:31 am
Charlie: It was I who bought one, and really liked the way it worked (although this being my first time for a slide rule watch there was nothing for me to...
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John Mosand
jomosand
Nov 6, 2005 11:05 am
Martin Pape died in 1884, 50 years old, and already from then on the Pape family was out of 'Dennert & Pape'. They kept the company name because it was well...
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Randal Foster
algorithmnation
Nov 6, 2005 1:38 pm
Oh, I was able to find lots of scales (Sphere has a lot on their site, for both circular and standard rules. The difficulty is that rosewood is oily, and it...
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Ronald Manley
ronaldmanley
Nov 6, 2005 1:38 pm
Hello I have been maintaining my slide rule site at www.sliderules.clara.net for around 5 years. I have recently bought the domain www.sliderules.info and will...
28513
jerry_mccarthy_uk
jerry_mccart...
Nov 6, 2005 1:38 pm
... Could I ask where, exactly? The only PDFs that were obvious in the files section were a couple of JOS articles. Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K....
