16 May
2022
16 May
'22
2:06 a.m.
I used a six-foot long bright yellow Pickett demonstration slide rule in my thermodynamics class in college when others were starting to use HP handheld calculators. Good times. I wish I still had it. I think it would have taken a fair-sized cow to make a case. I still do have my POST "versalog."
John
WA4WDL
On May 15, 2022 at 3:33 PM kd4iz@frawg.org wrote:
Clint, All, There were several large wooden slide rules made by Pickett and other manufacturers as teaching props. My son has one that is a straight forward two scale Log-Log that his school gave him. He used to use a slide rule in science and math classes when his classmates all were using programmable calculators. He usually had answers before anyone else did. Sadly, they are just an interesting collector piece for hobby room walls now. Jack – KD4IZ From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 14:39 To: Petespin@windstream.net Cc: kd4iz@frawg.org; AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Subject: Re: [AMSAT-BB] Slide Rules George - is a a fold-up slide rule? A movie prop? Clint > >On 5/14/2022 23:58, George Henry wrote: > > >My son-in-law has a fully functional SIX FOOT slide rule... George, KA3HSW > >>
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