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| (...) Slide rule... Hmm... How can I explain?.. I saw one when I was in middle school but never used one (There were Casio 3600Ps when I was a high school student, and Casio 5000s during university) It's kind of a computing tool for logarithms and (...) (27 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hey, no problem! Any time! (...) Hmm... my easy solution is to read lugnet via the web. That way you can follow the most recent threads if you have enough time... or just follow any group you like individually. You can also easily find threads (...) (27 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) because (...) it (...) By the Way What is a slide rule??? Ravi (27 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ya well...I used one to finish grade 13 with...and I'm NOT old :). I did it for the sillyness of not having a decent calculator...got quite good at using it, but it fades fast. (I had a +-/* calculator, and the slide rule, and a book of (...) (27 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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