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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Eleanors38

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15. Remington Arms was using tape-drive computers to

Reply to happyslug (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 08:23 PM

Sep 2014

Control milling and design work by the 1960s. Perhaps the association with typewriters, then Rand and various business machines, had some early impact on modernization and diversification.

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Please help identify a (boring) mystery item! [View all] IrishAyes Sep 2014 OP

Well, just a guess Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #1

Your answer's probably correct. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #2

Wax also doesn't mix with water, Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author safeinOhio Sep 2014 #4

Any thing at all like this safeinOhio Sep 2014 #5

Somewhat, thanks! IrishAyes Sep 2014 #10

Remington firearms or Remington typewriters? happyslug Sep 2014 #6

Very interesting info. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #9

I suspect "Remington Products" or its predecessor parts of "Remington Rand". happyslug Sep 2014 #12

I'm afraid I wouldn't know. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #13

You have to look at how the word "Remington" is written happyslug Sep 2014 #14

Remington Arms was using tape-drive computers to Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #15

Remington, through its Parent DuPont, always had access to Military Contracts. happyslug Sep 2014 #16

Thanks for the historical run-down! Have you seen the industrial film Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #17

Winchester was to well known a name NOT to revive, but as a company it is NOT what it use to be, happyslug Sep 2014 #18

Wow! What a great haul. cbayer Sep 2014 #7

Speaking of hauls IrishAyes Sep 2014 #11

Heating wax for arthritis? LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #8