On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Spuds waxed eloquently:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:02:20 -0500, The Old Sourdough <>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>>> Spuds wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:18:05 -0500, The Old Sourdough <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 2007-08-24, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Evan Platt waxed eloquently:
>>>>>snip
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try some details on this computer. Is it a Mac? A PC? Windows XP?
>>>>>> Windows Vista?
>>>>>
>>>>>Probably an Etch-a-Sketch..
>>>>
>>>> In that case, he might find this handy:
>>>>
>>>> Etch-A-Sketch Technical Support
>>>>
>>>
>>> SNAP! (sometimes I like to go for the full effect)
>>>
>>> At what age did you get your first Ultimate Etch-a-Sketch?
>>>
>>
>>As with Spuds, I also pre-date the Etch-a-Sketch. I think I've still
>>got my old Pickett slipstick around somewhere, though.
>
> Heh. I've still got my old slide rule in a drawer somewhere. The only good
> thing about those is they didn't need batteries.
Depending on the model, you could get surprisingly good accuracy out of
the things, though. And since I predate electronic calculators, they were the
only game in town. But yeah, they were kinda hard to see in the dark.
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