Hi,
I have the Moore Business Forms version of this ruler, had it since 1980 and
you had to really beg a salesman to get one. I even remember the salesman's
name Harold Smith. My steel ruler has survived many battle against the
inferior aluminium version, and has been through 4 different companies with
me.

Gary Nolan

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From: "Eric H. Sand" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] fun contest - oldest relic you have


> Well, the oldest computer relic I have is a 1969 Standard Register Company
> 15" stainless steel ruler for marking up 132 column report outlines. There
> is an edge for calculating the number of cards per inch(150) and one for
> calculating the number of lines down a page(6 per inch) as well.
> Indispensable in its day it was. There was one in every pallet of
green-bar
> that arrived in receiving and one day I was at the right place at the
right
> time.. Still use it every day, but the 80 column cards are getting hard to
> find.
>
> Trivia question...There are thirty(30) 3/16th inch holes along one edge of
> this "ruler", two(2) 5/16th holes along the other edge aligned at one end,
> and two(2) 7/16th holes along the same edge but at the other end. What
were
> these used for?
>
>
>                      Eric Sand
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