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The Curta...
...was not used by F1 mechanics, but by rally navigators to determine speed and time calculations during a race. It was far faster than trying to write calculations in a car bouncing around dirt roads!
Posted by: acalford   Posted on: 08/21/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Nice.. i have an IBM Powerstation 340 sittin on the shelf  Been_Done_Before | 08/20/07
Great memories  Felito63 | 08/20/07
I'm Disappointed....  itanalyst | 08/20/07
wow thats some old tech!  jetman36 | 08/20/07
My Abacus still works fine  Mike Hunt | 08/21/07
There's a lot of new stuff there  jfraker@... | 08/21/07
Ah, me; what fun!  OldTechie | 08/21/07
The Curta...  acalford | 08/21/07
Curta had multiple uses  Cosmo_z | 08/21/07
Bass Ackwards  51@... | 08/21/07
I was  OldTechie | 08/21/07
Very interesting, but.. read on.  geocon@... | 08/21/07
I finally got rid of...  Vladilyich | 08/21/07
ferrite core memory  Cosmo_z | 08/21/07
DEC PDP 11-70 + others  Cosmo_z | 08/21/07
Ah the good ol' days.  dave@... | 03/05/08
E6-B ! I can still buy new.  What the ...! | 08/21/07
E6-B Ancient?  bigtops@... | 08/21/07
There's a lot they forgot or just don't have...  jjohnson.now@... | 08/22/07
PDP 11/73 for process control  mandrake64 | 08/22/07

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