In Israel we were all still trained with slide rules, and still are, assuming that, during our lifetime there will be a major EMP attack, destroying computers.
Can’t say people are proficient, but they are familiar enough the learning curve would not be so steep.
“”””In Israel we were all still trained with slide rules, and still are, assuming that, during our lifetime there will be a major EMP attack, destroying computers.””””
In 1972 in Artillery FDC we spent a few days training on the FADAC computer, which we thought was wonderful and so much more fun than the slide rule, but after those days the Army told us they hoped we enjoyed it but that we would probably never see it again because the slide rule was the only thing we could depend on in a major war.
LOL, you make an excellent point. I’m going to obtain a slide rule for that very reason.
And may God continue to bless and protect the nation of Israel.
They should teach how to use an abacus, too!
That’s a great idea.