VERY good weekend

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Wed Jun 12 16:02:59 2002

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
>
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