Re: [WP-34S] Zero G Milestone. Red Barron Deployment. Message #7 Posted by Chris Tvergard on 28 May 2012, 1:02 p.m., in response to message #6 by Paul Dale
Pauli,
It certainly is an interesting historic narrative you linked. When I chose WWI as my background it was simply out of respect to this international forum. My late father (and his own father as well) was in the Pacific Theater on the second Yorktown Carrier CV-10 and I have many of his medals and letters from famous US Admirals and Generals thanking him for his services. I have often thought of giving these documents and local newsletters from those days on the CV-10 - even which movie was shown that day - to the CV-10 Museum in SC.
When I mentioned the circular slide rule I was a little uncomfortable as I was referring to the B29 version which may lead to forum readers having uncomfortable memories in particular in Germany.
International friendship and cooperation is always my preference to war and we are all here because we love our calculators for whichever reason. Because of the existence of some insane Hitler or Japanese war crazy generals, and we here in the US have had our own insane people over our timeline (and I think your country has had some idiots too if you look into your own history), does not mean that I will lower myself to their lowest common denominator, but rather I prefer to enjoy myself by studying great minds from wherever they originate.
Ultimately, isn't it our highest personal goal to end the evil cycle of hate originating from ignorance. Unfortunately, ignorance is so abundantly in supply that I tire from my efforts to eradicate this menace.
Now, my cable arrived and I am having upgrade angst. What could possibly be worse than losing my WP-34S memory because I presssed the wrong erase key in the wrong time-sequence. I do have a second HP-30b but somehow it ain't quite the same anymore.
Chris
Edited: 29 May 2012, 10:25 a.m. after one or more responses were posted
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