there usually is...
As far as Curta calculators go, remeber that they were extremely expensive
when they were new. An economist friend of mine collects these things and
special slide rules--he pays a small fortune for them. Lust for Curta
calculators played a role in a recent highly regarded science fiction
book--I think it was Bruce Stering's Cryptonomicon, though my memory really
sucks.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
To: elliottd; Jack W. Drews; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: 12/21/2003 5:31 PM
Subject: RE: lap times & Curta Calculators
Holy Cow!!!
Look what these things go for on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3262015673&category=4
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