The Museum of HP Calculators (http://www.hpmuseum.org) has some info on
calculating instruments that predate electronic calculators. There's a short
tutorial on basic slide rule use there (http://www.hpmuseum.org/sliderul.htm).
Also, Ron Manley's Slide Rule Site (http://www.sliderules.clara.net/index.htm)
has a good reference section called "The A-to-Z of Slide Rules"
(http://www.sliderules.clara.net/a-to-z/a-to-z.htm).
Wayne
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When I was a sophmore in high school, I had to use a slide rule in
chemistry instead of a calculator. There have been several discussions
over the past few years about slide rules on this list, and each time I
wish I could remember how to use one.
Feeling old today,
David N. Lukenbill
Computer Sciences Corporation
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And I got a "B" in it. I also still have the
plastic cheat-sheet for it you could buy in
the student store.
Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors
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>From: Peter Chong [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Hi, Larry
>Not only you, In 70's at college, I actually take a slide rule class,
>But,
>I took a Fortran Numerical Analyst/Liner Programming class before this
>class, totally confuse by old and new, VLSI vs. Vaccum Tube, co exist
>with wrong order...
>
>Peter Chong
>Sr. ERP Analyst VB/Oracle
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