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Re:Bleeding-edge tech will kill your startup by wbl on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:05AM (#24577374)
The standarized screw was after the steam engine. It wasn't until 1841 that Whitworth promulgated his thread. Before then every rail manufacturer had their own house standard.
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Re:Bleeding-edge tech will kill your startup by quickthrower2 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:50AM (#24577670)
It was standard to use unstandardised screws.
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Re:Bleeding-edge tech will kill your startup by atoav on Friday September 25, 2020 @01:37AM (#24586878)
You are right, thanks for the hint.
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