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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Slip Stick Analog Converter
Discovered in a thrift shop last week. It’s not exactly a slide rule, although it resembles one. It’s a metric converter, and if the USA ever joins the metric world, these will be in high demand. Get one now while they’re cheap; only 8 Euros on Ebay! This handy tool does a great job and is accurate enough for most applications, unless you are in need of scientific accuracy. To underscore the historical significance of this gadget, the Smithsonian considers it worthy of a webpage. With one moving part, it should last several lifetimes. The sliding cursor is unnecessary, so I don’t count that.
Filed under Technology, Thrift shop finds, Uncategorized
Intergalactic Adventures
SCM Galaxie Deluxe late 1960s-1970s
coloured platens and jeweled escapements could not save them
complex instruction for useless features may have contributed to their extinction
added features were largely unnecessary and often required repairs
lever x may or may not effect skipping, but researchers are continuing to experiment with the problem
speculation is they were too advanced to survive
example of added rubber kluged superfluousness inspired chuckles
absurd removable key is simply the figure 1 and !, commonly standard on all similar species
Filed under Thrift shop finds, Typewriters
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