RE: Wanted to borrow: a Curta calculator

[Chris Spurgeon <CSpurgeon@electronicink.com>]

Cool, I never knew that site existed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walt Mankowski [mailto:waltman@pobox.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 2:38 PM
> To: phl@lists.pm.org
> Subject: Re: Wanted to borrow: a Curta calculator
> 
> 
> 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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