On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Wayne Rooney wrote:
> From: Philip Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Computers in those days were people who performed complex calculations
> >with pencil and paper. They normally worked in teams as part of a design
> >project and were a very important part of a design team for a large
> >design project, ships, aircraft, dams and the like.
>
> Slide rules ruled.
I have had some beauties. But computers usually used hand cranked
calculating machines, seven figure log tables, trig tables (log and
natural). Ah, those were the days - thank heavens that they are no more.
Phil.
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