"Swingman" wrote in message
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On 3/30/2010 6:53 PM, Keith Nuttle wrote:

My favorite slide rule was the circular slide rule. For some
spectra
conversion in IR or UV you could make the calculation on the
circular
slide rule faster that any calculator today.

Do you remember your first electronic calculator? I got a TI-30
(IIRC) when I went back to school briefly after the service. We
weren't even allowed to bring them to class, much less take a
test with it.

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HP gave me a 35 for my work on the 80. That was a long time
ago.

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