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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Oh, I was given one of those from somebody who was moving, and I used to use it when I had arithmetic stuff to do, instead of a calculator. But my mother actually got rid of it after I told her not to. So, if anybody has one, I would love to have it. Thanks. Pam.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:blindtlk@nfbnet.org">Judy Jones via BlindTlk</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, May 26, 2023 3:32 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:blindtlk@nfbnet.org">Blind Talk Mailing List</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:sonshines59@gmail.com">Judy Jones</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] abacus replacement</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, Ericka,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My apologies for not proofing, a notification must have come in while I was typing.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I meant to say a Taylor slate.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for catching the typo.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Judy</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-----Original Message-----</p><p class=MsoNormal>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via BlindTlk</p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent: Friday, May 26, 2023 12:01 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk@nfbnet.org></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1@gmail.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] abacus replacement</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What is tyrr abacus?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ericka Nelson</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On May 26, 2023, at 7:37 AM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Hi, Jasmine,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> There is probably still material available. I would Google to see what not can find. It was called the Cranmer Abacus.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> I actually did all my school math on a Tayrr slate.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Judy</p><p class=MsoNormal>> sent from the HIMS Android braille tablet</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> ----- Original Message -----</p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: Jasmine via BlindTlk <blindtlk@nfbnet.org></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023 11:18 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk@nfbnet.org></p><p class=MsoNormal>> CC: jasmine.kotsay@gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] abacus replacement</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Hi,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> I would love to know how much one of the Reizen abacus costs. I would </p><p class=MsoNormal>> love to get one, although I don't use the abacus well. I didn't really </p><p class=MsoNormal>> use them as a child, so don't know how to keep scores on them either. </p><p class=MsoNormal>> I'd love to know how this works as well.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> -----Original Message-----</p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones </p><p class=MsoNormal>> via BlindTlk</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2023 6:39 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' <blindtlk@nfbnet.org></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59@gmail.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] abacus replacement Hi, Jude, everything looks </p><p class=MsoNormal>> fine, and I would love to have another abacus. I had the Cranmer one, </p><p class=MsoNormal>> too and used it to keep game scores and also track of my knitting rows </p><p class=MsoNormal>> in garments. It always came in handy for something, and was the </p><p class=MsoNormal>> best-made one I had seen.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Thanks for this.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> -----Original Message-----</p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude </p><p class=MsoNormal>> DaShiell via BlindTlk</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2023 5:48 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: blindtlk@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: [BlindTlk] abacus replacement I bought two reizen abacuses </p><p class=MsoNormal>> from amazon and found two features that make them better than the </p><p class=MsoNormal>> cranmer abacus I have from APH. First 15 columns not 13. Second each </p><p class=MsoNormal>> abacus comes in its own carrying case that can be sealed with a catch. </p><p class=MsoNormal>> The cranmer abacus I have is going in the trash since it has been held </p><p class=MsoNormal>> together with scotch tape for several years. I got two of these and </p><p class=MsoNormal>> put one away in a drawer so when the other gets too old I need only </p><p class=MsoNormal>> order a replacement and take the other out of the drawer and put it </p><p class=MsoNormal>> into service. 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