[NSRCA-discussion] Slide Rules....was Art Wagner

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If you hung your calculator by your belt, you were considered a nerd. I remember some of the kids would use that as bragging tool....go figure. Also the strange arguments that would ensue over whether straight up calculations (TI) or reverse polish notation calculation (HP) was better method


 


My circular slide ruler was tucked away safely in my pocket, but I must admit that later in my first year, I had to go to dark side too....just couldn't compete with getting the decimals in the right place without thinking. I'm with Bob on that one....I still do the magnitude of the calculation in my head too.


 


BTW, is it a "Slider Rule" or a "Slide Ruler"?? I always thought it was a Slide Ruler, or, in my case, neither, since it was circular. 


 


Another BTW, if you are less than, say, 45 years old, you probably don't have a clue what's all the hubbub about.










-----Original Message-----

From: Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com>

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Sent: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:45 pm

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My physics class in high school was the last year they used slide rules (did not allow calculators). One thing that I learned, that I still do to this day, is to try and have an idea of at least the magnitude of the answer in my head. You had to
 keep track of the decimal place when using a slide rule.


 


Bob R.






Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:





LOL,  I remember that happening in my classes also.  I can remember being nervous and having difficulty keying numbers.  The good ol' days.



 
Bob Kane

getterflash at yahoo.com 










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Remember those exams where all was quiet, then there was a “Oh s&%$#, my battery died”? We used to come early to get next to the wall socket!


 




Jay Marshall 



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I was in the generation that changed from slider rule to HP-35.  That was a huge change in the engineering school.  The tests were redesigned to account for the time savings when using calculators.   Very good memories.  That was early 70's.
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-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at att.net> 




Don't say that to Art.






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Only smart people use slider rule.





 





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Vicente "Vince" Bortone





 




-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at att.net> 




Art does not own a computer.   He uses a slider rule.






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From: Steve Ford 





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Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 4:09 PM





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Looking for Art Wagner's email or phone number.





Email me at steveandlaurel at valornet.com





 





Thanks,





Steve Ford










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