[PLUG-TALK] Curta mechanical calculator

[Randy Bush]

> I guess my youthful age prevented me from knowing about this.  Looks
> like a Mech E's dream.
> 
> <https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/the-remarkable-history-of-the-hand-cranked-curta-mechanical-calculator/>
> 
> YouTube video describing its operation.
> <https://youtu.be/loI1Kwed8Pk>

i still have two, mine and my dad's.  same for K&E log log duplex
decitrig slipsticks.  both he and i used both a lot in before times.

randy