Spring 2008

Welcome to The Oughtred Society Bulletin
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Previous issues of the OS Bulletin are available to view by clicking on the Archived Bulletins link to the left. We are working on better (smaller) PDF versions of the current issue and previous issues.

Four Oughtred Society members serve as co-editors to create The Bulletin … Ted Hume, Ron Knapp, Steven Mays and Otto van Poelje, pictured at right, with each gathering articles and reports from several authors. Production of this issue was done by Ron Knapp.

We constantly strive for improvement and invite your comments, suggestions, questions, feedback and participation. Please contact us at osbulletin “at” gmail.com


What is happening in the Oughtred Society :
  • The 17th Annual Oughtred Society's West Coast Meeting will be taking place June 21st and will, for the fourth consecutive year, be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. More details and all of the specifics will be available soon.

  • William K. Robinson's very indepth article, Mendell Penco Weinbach and the K&E Log Log Vector Slide Rules is now available for download (in pdf or word document) from the JOS Plus section at www.oughtred.org.

  • The Oughtred Society Slide Rule Reference Manual is available until the supply is exhausted. This Manual is 104 pages, size 8˝” X 11”, with over 100 color photographs of slide rules. It contains extensive information for beginners and advanced collectors. Price is $35 plus shipping. Order at www.oughtred.org

  • Joe Soper’s book K&E Salisbury Products Division Slide Rules is available. It contains 143 pages, size 8˝” X 11”, with 102 photographs and previously unpublished information about K&E’s slide rule design and production processes. It answers many questions and is a valuable asset for all collectors. Want to hear the complete story of the Analon? It is here. Price is $39 plus shipping. Order at www.oughtred.org

  • The Oughtred Society Slide Rule Learning Kit is available. Everything one needs to become a proficient slide rule user. It contains a copy of the OS SR Reference Manual, a special edition of the Journal of the Oughtred Society containing 7 past articles of basic information about slide rules, and a brand new Nestler slide rule, randomly selected from 3 different models. The slide rules were donated to the Society and are provided in this kit at no cost to buyers. Price is $53 plus postage. Order at www.oughtred.org

  • The booklet Handbook of the Gauge Marks by Panagiotis Venetsianos is provided to all new Oughtred Society members at no cost while the supply lasts. This valuable reference was compiled by Pano over a ten year period of researching slide rule gauge marks. Join the Society at www.oughtred.org

  • Past issues of the Journal of the Oughtred Society, prior to 1998, are available for viewing in their entirety on Rod Lovett's literature search system.

  • The Oughtred Society has a new address:
    The Oughtred Society
    9 Stephens Ct.
    Roseville, CA 95678

Ted Hume

Ron Knapp

Steven Mays

Otto van Poelje


Calendar of Events

  • April 1, 2008.   Deadline for submittal of articles for the Spring 2008 issue of the Journal of the Oughtred Society. Contact associate editor Don Black.
    black0755 “at” msn.com

  • April 19, 2008.   German RST in Bochum. You can read more about it in the International Report.

  • June 5, 2008.   Deadline for submittal of articles for the Summer 2008 issue of the Oughtred Society Bulletin.

  • June 21, 2008.  Oughtred Society West Coast Meeting. More details coming soon. oughtredsociety "at" comcast.net

  • September 19-20, 2008.   International Meeting 2008 in the United Kingdom. More details and information coming soon.

  • Anytime.   Submit your articles for the Bulletin. Every effort will be made to include your article in one of the upcoming issues. osbulletin "at" gmail.com


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