I'd say that this fits the definition of a "mobile" reader - Page 2

fjtorres · 04-11-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BWinmill

My oh my. Please don't tell me that you have children!

Ok. I won't tell you.

BTW, they're still making those things:

http://www.micrographicsolutions.com/hand.htm"

BWinmill · 04-11-2013, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

BTW, they're still making those things:

http://www.micrographicsolutions.com/hand.htm

The perfect gift for the reference librarian?

glnnjnsn · 04-13-2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BWinmill

The perfect gift for the reference librarian?

Or, as hinted at earlier in the thread, the optometrist who just wants to look busy.

GlenBarrington · 04-18-2013, 06:39 PM

Two questions:

Can you read in full sun?

Is Apple going to sue someone over this?

fjtorres · 04-18-2013, 10:43 PM

Yes.
Probably.

RKnack · 04-21-2013, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Cool, a steampunk reader

A perfect companion for this steampunk calculator

LOL! I remember back in the early 1980's, in grade-school, my math teacher gave a test and said "no electronic calculators" - so I brought a slide-rule! The teacher actually let me use it, too (her words, IIRC, were "I haven't seen one of THOSE in years!". I got extra credit for it, too!)

BeccaPrice · 04-21-2013, 01:05 PM

my husband, a computer geek, has (somehere) a shadow box with a 6" slide rule in it, and the legend "in case of power failure, break glass".

We also made him a St. Vidicom of Cathode rosary with a yellow-handled screwdriver on it in place of the cross, for the same Christmas gift.

crich70 · 04-21-2013, 07:39 PM

Back when the 1st atom bombs were built a slide rule was all they had for their calculations I believe. There is a round one for working out some math I think though I don't know where to find a picture of it.
Edit: found one through wikipedia
Round slide rule

5thWiggle · 04-22-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by crich70

Back when the 1st atom bombs were built a slide rule was all they had for their calculations I believe. There is a round one for working out some math I think though I don't know where to find a picture of it.
Edit: found one through wikipedia
Round slide rule

I had one of those. They had their plusses and minusses.

The bad thing was that they lost precision in the inner scales. The good thing was that you didn't poke your lab partner's eye out.

WT Sharpe · 08-10-2013, 12:25 AM

Before I rush out and buy one, I need to know if the books contain DRM.

crich70 · 08-10-2013, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Before I rush out and buy one, I need to know if the books contain DRM.

And how many books there are to choose from in the appropriate format.

WT Sharpe · 08-10-2013, 01:47 AM

Seriously, I did do a Google search to see if any antique dealers were selling a Fiske Reading Machine. If I could find one that was reasonably priced, I'd consider it. It looks like the sort of device my grandfather might have owned. He had a few oddball things around the house.

theducks · 08-10-2013, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

You have a warranty?

No!
My Mom tried.

No returns

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04-18-2013, 06:39 PM	#19
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Two questions: Can you read in full sun? Is Apple going to sue someone over this?

04-18-2013, 10:43 PM	#20
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Yes. Probably.

04-21-2013, 01:05 PM	#22
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	my husband, a computer geek, has (somehere) a shadow box with a 6" slide rule in it, and the legend "in case of power failure, break glass". We also made him a St. Vidicom of Cathode rosary with a yellow-handled screwdriver on it in place of the cross, for the same Christmas gift.

04-21-2013, 07:39 PM	#23
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Back when the 1st atom bombs were built a slide rule was all they had for their calculations I believe. There is a round one for working out some math I think though I don't know where to find a picture of it. Edit: found one through wikipedia Round slide rule

08-10-2013, 12:25 AM	#25
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Before I rush out and buy one, I need to know if the books contain DRM.

08-10-2013, 01:47 AM	#27
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Seriously, I did do a Google search to see if any antique dealers were selling a Fiske Reading Machine. If I could find one that was reasonably priced, I'd consider it. It looks like the sort of device my grandfather might have owned. He had a few oddball things around the house.