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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Curta Calculators |
| Date | 2020-09-24 15:32 -0300 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <875z83rpof.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
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Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> writes:
> If, like me, you sometimes buy power tools s/h at machinery sales or
> car boots, you need to watch out for spares availability. No spare
> parts for some older Hilti, whereas I can still get parts for a Bosch
> power drill I bought new in 1983. Makita are good too...
Late 1970s, went in person to Halifax Black & Decker depot for an
essential replacement part for my 1925 1/2" electric drill.
The Guy started at the left of a long shelf with the microfiche
(remember them? Before ubiquitous computers?) binders, then the
ordinary ring binders, then the fat bound catalogs, thin bound
catalogs. Very last item on the shelf, greasy, tattered, abour 20
pages, located the part number. Brush holder, 3 on hand, I bought 2.
Circa 2003, I phoned B&D about a bearing for a B&D angle grinder
bought new in 1977. Young-sounding guy on phone: "Wow! That's an
*old* one." (They had other parts but not the bearing which I had to
get from a seals-&-bearing house.)
ObAFC: I recall seeing ads for Curtas in SciAm when I was in high
school, late 50s. Didn't grasp, at the time, what a remarkable
thing it was.
--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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