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Re: Calculator dunking
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 14, 02:55 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Jun 14, 02:55 -0400
On 6/14/2015 2:01 AM, Alan S wrote: > Do these devices have something basic, like the lanyard attachmet points > that used to be part of the 1911 pistol? Simple quesstiion. If they > don't, why don't they? > They are not Post Versalog slide rules (or 1911's). We no longer wear them on our belts in rigid, formed and polished leather sheaths (worn with pride and a wee bit of superiority) as we trudged through the snow and slop in darkness for our 8:30 AM freshman math lecture in the massive EE lecture hall--complete with overhead projectors. Short version--at $10 to $20 they are, like a Bic lighter, disposable. (Unlike an officer's or machine gunner's 1911 in battle.) Pack a spare in a baggy. Nothing is stopping you from getting a belt pouch or lanyard holster for your vintage RPN calculator. Maybe you can pass it off as a smartphone or a .380 ACP :-) Sidebar: If memory serves, in the early days of "pocket" calculators they came with a leatherette pouch complete with a belt loop or clip. Transitional geek chic?
