Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-squaremessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-220 days agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·20 days agoSliding ruler for doing multiplications (1). Still have it for nostalgia or post-apocalyptic scenarios.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 days agoYou just beat me to it! Still got my slide rule in my desk, right next to the digital calipers.
minus-squaretheherk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 days ago Can do more than just multiplication, too.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoOh yeah! I have my dad’s old slide rule, looks a lot like that one.
minus-squaretheherk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 days agoSame. Got them from my old retired draft engineer papa.
Sliding ruler for doing multiplications (1). Still have it for nostalgia or post-apocalyptic scenarios.
You just beat me to it! Still got my slide rule in my desk, right next to the digital calipers.
Can do more than just multiplication, too.
Oh yeah! I have my dad’s old slide rule, looks a lot like that one.
Same. Got them from my old retired draft engineer papa.
What a beauty