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 [email protected] 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 <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 14:39
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]; AMSAT BB <[email protected]>
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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