> I can remember taking a course in operating a slide rule in
> first-year engineering college. The prof had a BIG slide rule on
> the wall to demonstrate with. About 10 feet long. He was
> demonstrating how to multiply 2*4 and announced that the
> answer was 3.98. Close enough...
The first pentium powered Slide-Rule! };->
I've still got an old slide-rule around here...
Never did learn how to use that thing, but sure would like to know...
...while I can still SEE the numbers on it!
73 = Best Regards
-Jeff KA5THB
ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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