[Cialug] I Remember When Computer Specs

[Bill Davis]

I still have a slide rule. ;-) 

Two, actually. I even knew how to use them once. They taught us in high school math class back in the 70's about the time affordable pocket calculators came out.  Slide rules didn't last long after that...

Interestingly, some watches today have a circular slide rule variant on them. The ones with several graduated rings of numbers around the outer rim of the watch. I bought one a few years back and was surprised to find this when I read the (very poor) owner's manual. 

 -- Bill

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On Jul 29, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Morris Dovey <mrdovey at iedu.com> wrote:

> No you don't - trust me. That machine had no RAM, and only about 2k or 
> so storage on a magnetic drum. That is _not_ fantastic unless all you'd 
> ever seen was a slide rule. :)