On Sat, 2015-07-25 at 14:54 -0400, James Knott wrote:
> On 07/25/2015 09:35 AM, Graham P Davis wrote:
> > We only had log tables; standard slide rules weren't allowed as they
> > were too inaccurate. Drifting a bit more OT, ball-point pens weren't 
> > allowed either, only fountain pens.
> >
> > To put this in some sort of perspective, I left school in 1962 aged 18.
> 
> Did they have slide rules way back then?  ;-)
> 
> We used them in physics and electricity & electronics classes.
> 
> 
Yes, that was shortly after they finally ditched the abacus


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