[nina0113]

When i was doing my Calc testing they wouldnt let us use the fancy Calcs that did it all for you... you had to use the simpler ones...

We didn't have them to use...they existed, but were prohibitively expensive. I saw my old slide rule in my parents' basement a few years ago, and couldn't remember how to use it.

[B4Ranch]

>>I saw my old slide rule in my parents’ basement a few years ago, and couldn’t remember how to use it.<<

I’ve got two of them in the bookcase behind me and amazingly I can still use them .......... if I’m wearing my glasses. LOL

[sionnsar]

I saw my old slide rule in my parents' basement a few years ago

In elementary school I was accused of cheating for using my slide rule to VERIFY my longhand division results! Didn't matter that I had it all down on paper before I pulled out the slipstick.