Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-squaremessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agomessage-square142fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·17 days agoSliding ruler for doing multiplications (1). Still have it for nostalgia or post-apocalyptic scenarios.
minus-squaretheherk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days ago Can do more than just multiplication, too.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoOh yeah! I have my dad’s old slide rule, looks a lot like that one.
minus-squaretheherk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoSame. Got them from my old retired draft engineer papa.
Sliding ruler for doing multiplications (1). Still have it for nostalgia or post-apocalyptic scenarios.
Can do more than just multiplication, too.
Oh yeah! I have my dad’s old slide rule, looks a lot like that one.
Same. Got them from my old retired draft engineer papa.
What a beauty