The following sliderule poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Should schools abandon calculators and get back to teaching kids "real...
sliderule@yahoogroups...
Nov 1, 2004 9:02 am
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Hello Marion I am not a regular contributor to the topics of the SRG but I felt I would like to add a comment. There seem to be very few scanners on the...
The current discussion of appropriate scanners for slide rules is a good example of the little portion of the universe we are in. Apparently, like other...
A good friend graduated from UCSC Crown College in the early 80's and has a reputation for writing "crash proof" programs. The thing about plagerism in ...
Flatbed scanners come in two principal types: "CCD" (charge coupled device) and "CIS" (contact image sensor). CCD scanners have greater depth of field but CIS...
Hi, My name is Gopal and I just joined the group. Thank you! I am a chemist by training and never had the opportunity to use a Slide Rule. But, I was always...
... Hi, My name is Gopal and I just joined the group... ...(Pickett Microline 120)... ...what is the scope of the microline 120... \\\ It can do problems of...
Can anyone offer some guidelines to look for in digital cameras that will result in a good buy, and good quality picture taking of entire slide rules, as well...
Welcome! Since you just joined the group, you need to check the old postings about the chemical issues with the various plastics in the slide rule. You might...
Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Nov 1, 2004 10:15 pm
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Thank you for the answers. Yes, I did a google search and did find a manual. Now to buckle down and learn it... ... ....geee...that's what I am here for! I am...
Thank you!! Yes I will...but with the number of posts... :( My experience tells me that Yahoo e-groups has one of the worst search-facility. Regards, Gopal ......
Here at work we plagiarize right left and sideways. But it's all in house, every one here knows about it, and all the rights belong to the company. It's a...
go to this URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14018&item=6127553320&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW This eBay seller always has excellent slide...
Hello, I just did some test pictures with my Nikon DSC F717 which is a 5 mega pixel. I was unable to make full view pictures of a 10 Inch SR with a good...
The real trick is to find a project with real development work. Many projects are trying to get away from "truly creative" programming because it is difficult...
Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Nov 2, 2004 1:49 am
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The problem comes when someone leaves the company. How do you draw the line between "common programming practices" and "company property"? In Andrew's case,...
Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Nov 2, 2004 1:49 am
25374
Greetings --- Some time ago I bought online from Microtek (www.microtek.com) their scanner model ScanMaker V6USL. It is 8.5 X 14 inches. Makes very good scans....
Hi Gopal, Don't worry too much about bringing up old topics, we all do it all the time! It's part of the fun of the group. Welcome aboard, Jim...
James Stephens
j_m_step@...
Nov 2, 2004 3:19 am
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Gopal, Welcome to the ISRG. I used a slide rule much like the Pickett 120 all through high school and college physics courses. I know now that it would have...
Hi Walter-- Long ago, I knew a guy who had one of these guides, but he'd never let me have it, and he didn't even use a rule! Any idea where one could get one...
Previous attempts of mine to view the historic Yokota slide rule patent on esp@cenet had been unsuccessful, but it is now showing up as patent GB190718218...
Marion: Yes, this has the same scales as the SIDA Model No. 1 that is listed by Peter Hopp on page 218. Also, the Dietzgen No. 1735 Maniphase Muliplex ...
... The patent settles one question that was raised in this group about that slide rule. According to it, the rule has, like many Darmstadt slide rules, whose ...
... I expect slide rule manufacturers maintained copyright on their slide rules. Does anybody know? Slide rules "either work or they don't". But many, I'm ...
I recently acquired an unusual 20 inch Thornton. http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tractorb/20%20inch%20thornton.jpg This has only A, B, C and D scales with nothing...
Andrew - You are looking at the programming from an "owner" or "company" point of view. Most of us are not fortunate enough to have copyright protected...
Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:09 pm
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There have been both copyrights and patents on slide rules. I will not speak for the laws of other countries, but here in the US a patent requires an...
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