On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Doc wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Don Maslin wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Doc wrote:
>
> > > > > A Telex EB6 Dead Reckoning Computer. Telex still sells them, but I'm
> > > > > sure this one's at least 15 years old.
>
> >
> > You're sure that it is not an E6B?
>
> Isn't that what I said? ;)
> Thanks for catching the typo.
> Here are the best pics I've found online. Mine is an FDF-60, and
> copyrighted 1975, but I think the difference is mostly or all cosmetic.
>
> http://chris.gillings.com/collect/slide/telex.html
>
> Of course, those E6B's all look alike to me. ;^)
> So, E6B is a type designation, right? Not a model name? I can't find
> any info on the FDF-60, so I don't know if the "1975" has anything to do
> with its age. Very cool little instrument, though.
Well, 1975 would make it a fairly late model since they were commonly
used during - and probably before - WWII.
- don
> Doc
>
>
Received on Wed Jun 12 2002 - 16:02:59 BST