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Originally Posted by brulaz
And some of us actually used slide rules in a previous life ...
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I still have my 3 slide rules, dating back to 1971-74, when I thought I wanted to be an electronics engineer.
One of the 3 is round. That really confuses people.
For Halloween one year I dressed up as a nerd/geek. This was not difficult. I wore a slide rule on my belt,among other things. Several people asked if it was a real slide rule. I was impressed that they even knew what it was.
Do a Google search on JAVA slide rule and you will find many working slide rules on the web, not that any of them have any real value. For many people it is probably the only way to show their grand kids the way it used to be.
During my high school days I had a standing bet with my friends. If they could catch me without a slide rule then I would give then 5 bucks. I never had to pay out.
SLIDE RULES NEVER NEED TO BE RECHARGED.