re: Ever ask an old calculator to divide by zero?

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re: Ever ask an old calculator to divide by zero?

Fox — 5/21/2006 3:34:36 AM (archived)

Yup: One of those electro-mechanical calculators (there was a thread, maybe in Geek Speak, that touched on them) that were state of the art in the steel mill I worked in, back in '69/'70.

It just started churning away, looking for that answer... I could have left it running the problem for a fuill 8-hour shift, except for the overheating.

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        re: Ever ask an old calculator to divide by zero? - Fox - 5/21/2006 3:34:36 AM
        
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        re: Foxjet - mia - 7/31/2007 6:24:14 PM
        
        re: Foxjet - mia - 7/31/2007 6:24:07 PM
        
        re: Foxjet - mia - 7/31/2007 6:23:58 PM
        
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        re: Foxjet - RKJ - 9/30/2008 5:26:19 AM
        
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