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ravi <helixwolf2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, James Powell writes:
> > > :-) Let it suffice to say that I grew
> > > up using a sliderule not a calculator.)
> >
> >
> > 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 engineering
> > tables...it worked just as well, and in fact is easier for some things, • because
> > the tables included the easiest way to do things such as triangles)
> >
> >
> >
> > Now, I have a _nice_ programmable calculator (TI-82) to do my math with, • and
> it
> > still takes about as long.
> >
> > James
>
> By the Way What is a slide rule???
> Rav
A sliderule is an instrument used for calculations/operations including
multiplication, division, extraction of square roots as well as trig
functions and logarithms. It looks like a bizarre ruler with a center
column that move logarithmic , antilogarithmic and trig functions used in
calculations back and forth. It is printed on bothsides and a little clear
slide with a thin vertical line that can be positioned to mark #s in
calculations. It is an elegant instrument and my description is quite
simplified.
sheree
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