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Article #2782Re: Wanted Curta calculator (pepper mill)
From: Phil Hughes
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1988 19:55
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1988 19:55
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In article <835@gtx.com>, al@gtx.com (Alan Filipski) writes:
> they say it's the "large capacity" model (type II) with 11 input and 16
> output digits.
> Here's the bad news: they want $375. I would have bought it myself if
> the price were closer to $100. Does anyone remember what the thing
> originally retailed for? Since I was a student at the time, all I remember
> is that it was more money than I had.
I bought one (which I still have and don't want to sell) in about '64 or
'65. It cost about $150. I bought it because it was the in thing for
a navagational rally. I had (and still have) a VW but that was always
close enough.
The sucker still works fine. I like to show it to 20 year olds to explain
not everything had batteries.
--
Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX
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