Definition in Merriam-Webster Online Click a book cover icon to view the Big Book or 12&12 chapter, or Grapevine text Here we ask God for inspiration, an thought or a decision. "164 and More" Home PageIn thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. we relax and take it easy. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while. What used to be the hunch or the occasional inspiration gradually becomes a working part of the mind. Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. We might pay for this presumption in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas. Nevertheless, we find that our thinking will, as time passes, be more and more on the plane of inspiration. We come to rely upon it. We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems.
We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no request for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. Many of us have wasted a lot of time doing that and it doesn't work. You can easily see why. If circumstances warrant, we ask our wives or friends to join us in morning meditation. If we belong to a religious denomination which requires a definite morning devotion, we attend to that also. If not members of religious bodies, we sometimes select and memorize a few set prayers which emphasize the principles we have been discussing. There are many helpful books also. Suggestions about these may be obtained from one’s priest, minister, or rabbi. Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer. As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.”
We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves. It works - it really does. We alcoholics are undisciplined. So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. But this is not all. There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.” (from "Alcoholics Anonymous pg. 86-88)> Calculator Photo Library The Collector's Guide to Pocket Calculators The Collector's Guide to Pocket Calculators lists over 1,500 models of early pocket calculators from over 220 companies. If you have an early pocket calculator (from the 1970s with LED, vacuum fluorescent, discharge, or early LCD display, and battery powered) which is not in The Collector's Guide, please email the details as in the list below for inclusion here. Details for each calculator are required in the format used in the book, and below:Manufacturer or Trading Company, Model Name or Number (there may be more than one), Functions, Display Type, Battery type (and if
rechargeable), Size, Country of Manufacture, any Interesting Features. A small frontal photograph (jpeg format, about 600 pixels max dimension) of each would be useful and will be included with the details if of good quality.Please email with details. Latest Update - latest additions have the date added. Go to T U V W X Y ZMay have had a connection with Hanimex.) (Made in England by Advanced Telecommunications Equipment Ltd. (ATE).) (Tandy Corporation was the parent company of Radio Shack. under the Tandy name in Europe and probably Australia. See the corresponding calculator under Radio Shack). (probably not the name of the company. If you have any information please get in touch) (T.E.A.L. stands for Tokyo Electron Applications Laboratory, of Tokyo, Japan, which made and sold calculators under the TEAL name. TEAL Industries Inc., of Carson, California, was the U.S. subsidiary. For more information see the Calculator Companies section).
(Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd., Korea)(See Larry Gilbert's article "Texas Instruments Calculators: 1972 - 1979 How rare are they?" on this site. (TKS Corporation, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.) (Toho Tsusho Co. Ltd., Japan) Transonic (we have no information about this company. If you can help please get in (There is no information available about this company. If you have any information please get in touch.) - Triton was a registered trademark of Radofin Electronic. Some Triton models are similar to Taktile models. (European market calculator, same company as Adler, many models the same, some sold as "Triumph-Adler") (see Universal Data Machine) (The instruction booklet of H-803A says "Wah Chang Group of Companies. Manufactured by United Electronic Engineering Corp." Wah Chang Corporation is a manufacturing company based in Albany in the U.S. state of Oregon. United Electronic Engineering Corp. is a Singapore company.) Note: many Unisonics had a number on the front (911L) and a variation number on the back (911L-A).
Often there was a difference in the features or keys of the model from another variation of the same basic model number. (EIKO Business Machine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)# (IEE (Industrial Electronics & Engineering Ltd.), Singapore. Universal Data Machine (UDM) (U.S. company) (if you have any information about the manufacturers and model numbers please get in touch) (Made in Spain by Cahu� Industrial S.A., Barcelona)# The box say "Ventora by Gratton". Gratton is a British catalog sales company.) Weltelektrik (If you have any details of the company please get in touch) (We have no details about this company, though it is probably British. If you have any information please get in touch). Click to go to :Calculator Book Addendum A-BCalculator Book Addendum C-DCalculator Book Addendum E-ICalculator Book Addendum J-OCalculator Book Addendum P-RCalculator Book Addendum S = 4 basic mathematical functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) = scientific or engineering functions (logarithmic and trigonometric functions such as log, sine, and cosine and usually memory, square, pi, etc.) = memory% = percent function = exponent
= parentheses = pi value = reciprocal = sign change = square root = square functions (including square and square root) = very small, disk-shaped, replaceable batteries commonly termed button-types, used mainly in LCD models. = replaceable batteries (such as 9V, AA, C, and N batteries) = replaceable batteries in a removable pack = rechargeable batteries sealed in the case = rechargeable batteries in a removable pack Display Type:See the section on Calculator Displays for more detailed information.Displays have 8 digits unless specified otherwise. = Early Liquid Crystal Display from Sharp showing silver digits on a dark background. COS stands for Crystal on Substrate. This display was used as early as October 1973 but eventually was phased out. = Display containing all digits sealed in a single package employing gas discharge to generate light in the same way as a neon lamp. Normally give amber- or orange-colored digits, and typified by the Panaplex® used by a few calculator manufacturers.
= Liquid Crystal Display, a flat, gray-digit type of display type that uses less power and was embraced by calculator makers by the end of the 1970s. Early versions (used in the early 1970s) by Rockwell and Sharp are included in this guide. = Light Emitting Diode display (usually red although sometimes a purple filter was used to color the display). LEDs often have small half bubble-like covers over the digits. tube or mini-tube = separate vacuum or fluorescent tube for each digit of display. = Early LCDs had a reliability problem with ultra-violet light and manufacturers used a yellow-colored filter over the normally gray display to remedy that. Refinements in later LCD designs removed the need for the filter. = Vacuum Fluorescent Display. Display containing all digits sealed in a single tube generating light from an electrical discharge onto a fluorescent material. The color of the digits is normally green or blue, or somewhere in between. = Texas Instruments Klixon® keypad was one of the earliest keypads and used greatly by Bowmar and a few other early calculator makers.
It had the four basic functions and used metal key pads about 1/2" square.Japan (for example) = country of manufacture as stated on calculator = Reverse Polish Notation, a method of calculating and user data entry used by HP calculators. A few other manufacturers also used RPN in more limited scale. (also known as) is used when there is another name or model variation on the calculator. (for example, c1973) is used as "circa," denoting at approximately that time. A big thanks to Thomas Brockmeier, Richard Brooks, Andrew Davie, Larry Gilbert, Niels Grot, Palmer Hanson, Steve Haynes, Robert King, Kent King, Jeff Lane, Philippe Leckler, Ken Meine, Bob Patton, James Redin, and CB Wilson for This 204 page, softcover book is the world's most comprehensive listing of electronic pocket calculators from the 1970's, the so-called Golden Age of Pocket Calculators. Over 1,500 known calculators are detailed with information on features, size, display type, power type, and pricing.
In addition, when known, the listing also contains date of sales, original pricing, and country of origin information. The book features over 470 photographs of various models from over 240 manufacturers around the world (including calculators from lesser-known companies in England, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, and Russia). "" includes a comprehensive value guide to help you gauge rarity and desirability of the various models -- especially as they relate to each other. The book can be purchased for $23.95 plus $4 for USA first class mailing ($2 for US mailing via slower book rate, $6 for first class mailing to Canada and Mexico, and $8 for airmail to other countries). add $1.86 state sales tax. As a special offer, mention this page (newcalc1) and deduct $4 off the price of the book. This offer is only valid if you mention this page. We're trying to see how many people actually read this. If you do, it is a great way to get a great price on a great book!!