I have the "Write It Once" version of the ruler, which I got when I worked
at Burroughs in 1978. It has the Burroughs logo printed on one side, the
"Write It Once" logo on the other. Mine is 18" (the ruler, I mean)
At 06:41 PM 2/27/2002 -0400, Gary Nolan wrote:
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eric H. Sand" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>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
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
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Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
313 N. 1st Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.northtech.com/
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