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Curta Calculators

From	Jason Evans <jsevans@mailfence.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Curta Calculators
Date	2020-09-20 20:20 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<rk8dja$ceg$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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If we're going to talk about really retro tech like pencils, why hasn't 
anyone come out with a reproduction Curta calculator? You can buy plans 
to build your own with 3d printed parts, but nothing really substantial. 
I can imaging that they would sell even if the relatively price is high 
and available in small batches and the patent must have run out on them 
years ago. People are paying $2000+ for them on ebay so I don't see how 
they wouldn't be profitable.

For those who don't know what this is: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

-- 
JE

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Curta Calculators Jason Evans <jsevans@mailfence.com> - 2020-09-20 20:20 +0000
  Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 16:51 -0400
  Re: Curta Calculators "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-20 22:48 +0200
  Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-20 23:30 +0100
    Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 18:46 -0400
      Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-21 00:56 +0100
        Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 20:10 -0400
          Re: Curta Calculators Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-21 08:49 +0000
        Re: Curta Calculators JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-21 09:15 -0500
    Re: Curta Calculators Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2020-09-22 17:12 -0500
      Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-22 15:46 -0700
        Re: Curta Calculators David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2020-09-23 04:00 +0000
        Re: Curta Calculators John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2020-09-23 18:53 +0000
          Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-23 23:32 +0100
            Re: Curta Calculators "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-24 11:33 +0200
              Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-24 17:44 +0100
                Re: Curta Calculators Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-24 11:21 -0700
                Re: Curta Calculators Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2020-09-24 15:32 -0300
                Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 15:46 -0400
                Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-24 23:38 +0100
                Re: Curta Calculators Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-09-24 19:44 -0600
                Re: Curta Calculators scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-25 15:28 +0000
          Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-23 15:36 -0700
          Re: Curta Calculators Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2020-09-23 18:22 -0500
  Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-20 17:46 -0700
    Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 20:53 -0400
    Re: Curta Calculators Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-21 13:10 +0100
    Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-25 20:23 -0700
      Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-25 20:25 -0700
      Re: Curta Calculators David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2020-09-26 22:58 +0000
  Re: Curta Calculators maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-21 08:34 +0000
    Re: Curta Calculators Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-21 01:55 -0700
      Re: Curta Calculators maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-22 12:14 +0000
    Re: Curta Calculators Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-21 08:56 +0000
    Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-21 13:28 -0400
      Re: Curta Calculators Elliott Roper <nospam@yrl.co.uk> - 2020-09-21 19:00 +0000
        Re: Curta Calculators Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-09-21 13:53 -0600
          Re: Curta Calculators "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-21 22:39 +0200
        Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-21 18:17 -0400
          Re: Curta Calculators Elliott Roper <nospam@yrl.co.uk> - 2020-09-21 23:01 +0000
          Re: Curta Calculators Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-09-21 19:05 -0600
      Re: Curta Calculators maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-22 12:16 +0000
  Re: Curta Calculators Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2020-09-21 18:58 -0400
    Re: Curta Calculators JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-22 09:27 -0500
    Re: Curta Calculators Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-09-22 19:20 +0000
      Re: Curta Calculators J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-22 15:44 -0400

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