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To: libstripper

Never had heard of the Curta...spent about hour reading

about this machine...one I read how people who tried to

disassemble sending the parts back to the factory to be

be put back together.Amazing machining involved

The cheapest I saw on ebay was $900

Pretty heavy I imagine


36 posted on 10/10/2011 3:19:02 PM PDT by Harold Shea (RVN `70 - `71)
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To: Harold Shea

I have a Curta II model. They are the smallest four function calculator ever made. They weigh mere ounces and are built like a Swiss watch. Their nearest competitors, such as Ohdner or Facit, weighed 10+ pounds. The controls are smooth as silk. When I turn the crank, I feel and hear the faint sound of gears whizzing at high speed. As I said, they perform four functions, but division is tedious.


37 posted on 10/10/2011 3:41:41 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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