/sliderule/ thread. I am interested in getting a slide rul

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2016-01-15 23:05:19 Post No. 52442548
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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:05:19 Post No. 52442548 [Report]

/sliderule/ thread.

I am interested in getting a slide rule; does anyone have some favorites?

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/sruniverse.html

http://www.sliderule.ca/

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:15:59 Post No.52442722
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http://www.stefanv.com/calculators/fc283n.html

I can't imagine anyone on /g/ looking at a slide rule and not wanting one.

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:26:11 Post No.52442905
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>>52442548
What advantage does this have over my smartphone?

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:27:45 Post No.52442933
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>>52442905

Well obviously if you are asking that question then slide rules/vintage electronics/mechanical computers aren't something that would interest you and that's okay; I think they are great though.

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:29:25 Post No.52442962
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I guess this can just be a mechanical computer thread really:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:30:21 Post No.52442979
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>>52442548
mah snapdragoon clearly wins

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:31:46 Post No.52443008
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Well these are pretty awesome.

http://retrocalculators.com/digicus.htm

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:39:39 Post No.52443133
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http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/4584/Magic-Brain-Calculator/

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:42:06 Post No.52443167
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>>52442933
i bet the curta would feel so satisfying to use

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:43:47 Post No.52443206
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>>52443167

Me too, even videos are very satisfying, haha.

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Anonymous 2016-01-15 23:58:21 Post No.52443430
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>>52442548
http://www.stefanv.com/calculators/fc283n.html

I have a bunch, unfortunately all I really know to do is multiply numbers.

>>52443133
Got one of these two. Don't know if I ever learned how to use it, or I did and quickly forgot.