The 8th International Slide Rule Collectors' meeting will be held in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, on 25 and 26 October 2002. The meeting is timed to...
Hi, I just recently purchasing a slide ruler. At my home it is impossible to keep calucators from my 14 year son. Since my recently discovered avocation is...
Welcome Sam! Please be sure to check our links section. There is a WEALTH of great info on the net. There is also a wealth of knowledge among our members, so ...
I don't know much about it, What I found was a Pickett, I beieve it is 10", White in color. It came in a green and white box, has a case, and a users manual ...
You got an average deal- not great, but you didn't get robbed.<br><br>You might also consider joining the email group, sliderule@yahoogroups,com. There are a...
You got an average deal- not great, but you didn't get robbed.<br><br>You might also consider joining the email group, sliderule@yahoogroups,com. There are a...
In September 1999, Sphere Research (one of my favorite internet lurking sites) posted a survey of the favorite rules. The categorized resultes were:<br>For ...
To break the ice, I will list mine:<br>1.K&E Decilon<br>2.FC 2/83N<br>3.Shanghai Flying Fish 1004<br>Since I use it the most,I really should put the Flying...
>For Normal Use<br>>1.Post Versalog 1460/1461<br>>2.FC 2/83N<br>>3.K&E 4081-3<br><br>I prefer the K&E Decilon (formerly called Log-log duplex...
Greetings:<br><br>I've heard at some point "Yahoo! Clubs" will merge with "Yahoo! Groups". Concidentally, I'm establishing a new e-mail address. I'd like to...
Hello FPK3,<br><br>To change your e-mail address you need to go to Slide Rule Forum ( from the e-mail you can just click on:<br> Return to "Slide Rule ...
A few weeks ago I photo-copied a copy of Cajori's book on the history of the slide rule from the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge. I have ...
I recently received a slide rule and I have never used one before. I have asked several people but none know how to use it. It is a Pickett Microline 120 if ...
Welcome to the club!! Be sure to check out Ron Manley's site at <a href=http://www.sliderules.clara.net target=new>http://www.sliderules.clara.net</a> for...
Thanks for the welcome. However, I have been operation sliderules since 1952 and had one hour a day for four school years plus an additional hour a day for ...
Sounds like a tremendous background. I didn't know that the Pythagorean triangles could be done on a rule. Tell us more.<br>The basic tips were more directed...
At the risk of sounding negative, I am dreading our eventual migration to Yahoo Groups. Several Clubs I was already a member of have migrated and it is very...
There are three settings that can be used for Pythagorean solutions.<br><br>I will use a 3, 5, 5 triangle for demonstration.<br><br>You use the D (or DF) and B...
Inthe previous message, the line<br><br>I will use a 3, 5, 5 triangle for demonstration.<br><br>should read<br><br>I will use a 3, 4, 5 triangle for...
I know what you mean. Yahoo groups can be frustrating with the ads and slowness. In answer to your last question, I haven't been able to post or read on Yahoo ...
Greetings:<br><br>(1) You can avoid the ads on Yahoo Groups by getting the digest version of the mailing list.<br><br>(2) I find this version to be frustrating...
Greetings:<br><br>It's been a slow several months on the collecting front. I picked up a Pickett Model 600-ES for my briefcase/backpack/shoulder bag (I switch ...
I should be getting an N3 ES any day now. Sphere had some, but I think they are now sold out on them. I sure wish I could find another Shanhai Flying Fish....
Well gang, we have been migrated to Yahoo Groups. This will take some adjustment, but we can make it work. I invite all members to post regularly and often....
Greetings: FYI, I've gotten notification on several of the astronomy-related lists that I subscribe to that Yahoo! will be doing some server swaps this...
I just purchased my first Slide Rule, a Pickett 120T off of e-bay. I am in the process of getting a Pickett 160C-T. I have not used a Slide Rule in almost 30...
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I look in from time to time. For a while after the change I couldn't access this site (possibly because I had upgraded my firewall). Have other members had...
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