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  • Virtual Pickett N909-ES SIMPLEX TRIG RULE with METRIC CONVERSION Slide Rule

    I came at the very end of the slide rule generation. I used slide rules at school, but by the time I got to University, calculators were on the way in. Very few younger people will understand the sheer elegance of a slide rule - how something of almost trivial mechanical simplicity could yet have... more

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  • Rated by techclicker on Nov 29, 11:25am

    i've never seen a slide rule before....don't know how they ever got to the moon using these things...

  • Rated by Trog on Nov 04, 12:27pm

    This brings back memories, pity it won't fit in my pocket, though.

  • Rated by Stercorum on Sep 16, 8:34am

    This is really amazing. Someone spent hours of work doing this. Fabulous rendition, but I have to confess that I'm not sure why. I have a neat little utility that does all of this without need of explanation. Cool though.

  • Reviewed by Pandemic1444 on Sep 11, 6:54pm

    Dragonfire: My sentiments exactly.

  • Rated by Juan-Nipplito on Sep 11, 5:49pm

    Tried some simple calculations from instructions found elsewhere. Quite elegant in it's design and implementation. I wish I had been given the opportunity to use these, I think I would have been better at math for it (vs. the mindless plug and chug of calculators).

  • Reviewed by Dragonfire on Aug 23, 3:17pm

    I can honestly say that I have no fucking clue how to use one of these, and judging by all the marks and numbers, have no desire to.

  • Rated by DutyyRD on Aug 23, 9:19am

    Fun memories. Bought my slide rule at a pawn shop near the university. Cost 25USD, big money for a student in 1965. Needed one for the electronics courses.

  • Rated by jrne on Aug 22, 2:08am

    props to the slide rule. and props to drumbling (drunk stumbling!!!!)

  • Rated by stumbleideafarm on Jul 16, 6:18pm

    This needs an instruction page for the calculator generation and for those who barely or never learned how to use it. Otherwise, a very realistic rendition of the slide rule which was the ultimate calculator for everything!

  • Rated by aleccawley on Jul 07, 4:36pm

    I came at the very end of the slide rule generation. I used slide rules at school, but by the time I got to University, calculators were on the way in. Very few younger people will understand the sheer elegance of a slide rule - how something of almost trivial mechanical simplicity could yet have such mathematical power. And yet, while I say that they were mechanically simple, they were also refined. They slid with a silky smoothness, and virtually no stop/start friction. Colours and markings were deeply considered. They had the kind of attention to the user interface that only Apple not manages. Visit this site for deep nostalgia - or total incomprehension.