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Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #1 Posted by Mike on 15 Feb 2004, 6:28 p.m.

Got a new toy. Very cool! Very fast mechanical multiplication and division. However, I can't figure out the purpose of two controls.

One is below the carriage on the right and the other is on the carriage to the front.

Edited: 15 Feb 2004, 6:30 p.m.

      
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #2 Posted by Mark Glusker on 16 Feb 2004, 11:22 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Mike

There's an owners manual online at:

http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/muldivo_mentor.html

      
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #3 Posted by Bill Wiese on 16 Feb 2004, 12:24 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Mike

Is this the same Walther Co. that makes pistols & submachineguns?

Damn, gonna have to get one... A Walther in the gunsafe, a Walther outside the gunsafe!

Bill W.
San Jose CA

            
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #4 Posted by Charlie O. on 17 Feb 2004, 10:30 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Bill Wiese

Yes it is.

            
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #5 Posted by Paul Brogger on 17 Feb 2004, 1:43 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Bill Wiese

Just make sure you've got a trigger lock on that thing, if you're not going to keep it in the safe. You wouldn't want weapons of maths instruction to fall into the wrong hands . . .

. . . also, when you empty your clip in self defense, you can follow up by throwing the calculator rather than the unloaded gun. The calc is a much heavier projectile.

;^)

                  
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #6 Posted by David Smith on 17 Feb 2004, 5:56 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by Paul Brogger

I was atthe hardware store today buying WMD's... weapons of mouse destruction. It'll teach the little goomers to gnaw on my spark plug wires...

                        
Re: Walther Mechanical Calculator
Message #7 Posted by James Bond on 19 Feb 2004, 6:58 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by David Smith

Do you have to be "Licensed to Calculate" to own that?

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