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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Had one of those. Only problem was that a
hard drive was only 5 MB and cost a fortune.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Also had a home built Radio Shack Color
Computer &#8211; wire wrapped board. The complete schematic was in the Motorola
manual for the 6809 CPU. Stole the prom code from another machine.</span></font></p>

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  face="Brush Script MT"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";
  color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Marshall</span></font></i></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [mailto:</span></font><font
 size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Pete Cosky<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 16, 2008
9:56 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>General pattern
 discussion</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DEC Rainbow running CPM. That was a
great machine at the time.</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:mjfrederick@cox.net" title="mjfrederick@cox.net">Matthew Frederick</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</a> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Thursday,
October 16, 2008 9:51 PM</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Apple II</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:precisionaero@hotmail.com" title="precisionaero@hotmail.com">Michael
Cohen</a> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Thursday,
October 16, 2008 8:07 PM</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
.5in'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Since
this thread appears to have died, I have one thing to say.&nbsp; Commodore 64!<br>
<br>
&gt; To: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
&gt; Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:09:56 -0400<br>
&gt; From: <a href="mailto:rcmaster199@aol.com">rcmaster199@aol.com</a><br>
&gt; Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; raking in the sand dollars a Arch?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
&gt; From: Nat Penton &lt;<a href="mailto:natpenton@centurytel.net">natpenton@centurytel.net</a>&gt;<br>
&gt; To: General pattern discussion &lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org&gt;<br>
&gt; Sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 7:31 pm<br>
&gt; Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; We'll miss you. Stay low !<br>
&gt; ----- Original Message -----<br>
&gt; From: &quot;Archie Stafford&quot; &lt;astafford@swtexas.net&gt;<br>
&gt; To: &quot;'General pattern discussion'&quot;
&lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org&gt;<br>
&gt; Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:22 PM<br>
&gt; Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &gt;I think Nat mis typed..I'm sure he meant 1846....:)<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Going to miss you at Crowley this year...unfortunately I'm in the <br>
&gt; Sand Box<br>
&gt; &gt; again..<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
&gt; &gt; From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<br>
&gt; &gt; [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron <br>
&gt; Van<br>
&gt; &gt; Putte<br>
&gt; &gt; Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:47 AM<br>
&gt; &gt; To: General pattern discussion<br>
&gt; &gt; Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Gee. I didn't know that aluminum had even been invented in 1946<br>
&gt; &gt; (yuck, yuck, yuck).<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Ron VP<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; On Oct 14, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Nat Penton wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Interesting Duane.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; BTY, I purchased my slide rule in 1946. It has an aluminum frame.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Nat<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; ----- Original Message -----<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; From: Duane Beck<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; To: General pattern discussion<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:59 PM<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Slide Ruler,,,,was Art Wagner<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Apparently, William Oughtred in the 1630's.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_ruler#History<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/slidrul.htm<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; -------------- Original message --------------<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; From: rcmaster199@aol.com<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Anyone know who invented the thing??<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
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