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Re: Wanted to borrow: a Curta calculator
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 11:24:55AM -0400, Chris Spurgeon wrote:
> This is an unusual, and bit off-topic, request.
>
> I'm doing a public radio piece on something called a Curta calculator, a
> post WW2 mechanical calculator that was a marvel of engineering and
> functional design. For the piece, I need the sound of one operating.
> Unfortunately I don't own one myself (they are prized collectors items,
> typically going for $500-$1000 on eBay). But I've heard of more than a few
> cases of programmers owning one. By any chance, does anyone here have one,
> and would they be willing to loan it out to me, or bring it to the WHYY
> studios in downtown Philly at a mutually convenient time in the next couple
> of weeks so we can record the sound of it?
I have no idea if these are authentic sounds, but the Curta
Simulator[1] makes some nice clicky sounds which you might be able to
use.
Walt
1. http://www.vcalc.net/curta_simulator_en.htm, requires Flash 6.
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