A hand held mechanical calculator. (No, it is not a slide rule) http://www.vcalc.net/cu.htm
Perhaps mechanical calculators/computers will make a come back with nanoscale technology?! Harry Jed Rothwell wrote: > This is fun, in a geeky kind of way: > > http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/calcs.html > > Here are great pictures of a Friden electro-mechanical calculator: > > http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/fridenstw.html > > And a video! The video shows the Friden > multiplying and dividing 4 and 5 digit numbers, > operations which took several seconds and were > accompanied by marvelous clicking, banging, crashing and bells ringing: > > http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/fridenstwvid.html > > It reminds me of a sign supposedly posted by the > U.K. ATLAS supercomputer in the 1960s, as quoted > by Stan Kelly-Bootle in "The Devils DP Dictionary": > > > ACHTUNG!! ALLES LOOKENPEEPERS!! > > Das computermachien ist nicht für gefingenpoken > and mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der > springenwerk, bowenfusen und poppencorken mit > spitzensparken. Ist nicht für gewerken bei da > dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen > hans in das pockets muss; relaxen and watch das blinkenlichten. > > > - Jed >
