[HN Gopher] International Slide Rule Museum
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       International Slide Rule Museum
        
       Author : ngram
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2022-07-07 12:01 UTC (2 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (sliderulemuseum.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (sliderulemuseum.com)
        
       | AlbertCory wrote:
       | If you only want an approximate answer, and you have a slide rule
       | handy (there are two big ifs), and it's a problem the slide rule
       | is built to handle, then it's probably speed-competitive with a
       | calculator. Maybe faster.
       | 
       | Not an all-purpose device, though.
        
       | devindotcom wrote:
       | How fun. I also found this when I was looking to learn a bit
       | about how to operate a slide rule a friend gave me:
       | 
       | http://www.sliderule.ozmanor.com/srmanl.html
       | 
       | They're really interesting items and of course can be gotten for
       | a couple bucks at any antique knick-knack shop. It's worth taking
       | an hour or two to learn the general idea of how they work if
       | you're curious.
        
       | emmericp wrote:
       | My aunt donated my grandpa's old slide rule there some time ago
       | [0]. Crazy how far we came in just two generations.
       | 
       | Fun to see this site show up on HN :)
       | 
       | [0] https://sliderulemuseum.com/Circular/Curtis_L-
       | M_FrequencyRes...
        
       | dang wrote:
       | Ok, let's do this
       | 
       |  _Illustrated Self-Guided Course on How to Use the Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31146003 - April 2022 (3
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Everyone should learn the slide rule (2021)_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31143274 - April 2022 (61
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Why a Slide Rule Works_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30988667 - April 2022 (57
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Slide Rule Simulator Emulator Replica Collection_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30955676 - April 2022 (11
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Illustrated Self-Guided Course on How to Use the Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30524542 - March 2022 (2
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Scales for building your own slide rule (1999)_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28365923 - Aug 2021 (5
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Slide Rules_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26054738 -
       | Feb 2021 (26 comments)
       | 
       |  _The Tyler Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25360450 - Dec 2020 (3
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _The largest commercial cylindrical slide rule has a scale
       | length of 24m_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25110407 -
       | Nov 2020 (45 comments)
       | 
       |  _The Largest Commercial Cylindrical Slide Rule Has a Scale
       | Length of 24m_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24070169 -
       | Aug 2020 (7 comments)
       | 
       |  _An Interactive JavaScript Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24035379 - Aug 2020 (6
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Illustrated Self-Guided Course On How To Use The Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24028351 - Aug 2020 (98
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _When Slide Rules Ruled (2006)_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22396887 - Feb 2020 (1
       | comment)
       | 
       |  _The Slide Rule_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18281623
       | - Oct 2018 (132 comments)
       | 
       |  _The Slide Rule_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18253869
       | - Oct 2018 (1 comment)
       | 
       |  _Scales for building your own slide rule (1999)_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14782836 - July 2017 (5
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Illustrated Self-Guided Course on How to Use the Slide Rule
       | (2012)_ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14480755 - June
       | 2017 (14 comments)
       | 
       |  _Slide rule mentioned in Pepys ' diary entry of May 5 1663_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11641273 - May 2016 (1
       | comment)
       | 
       |  _Moonstick - Slide rule moon phase calendar_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9769127 - June 2015 (5
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _David 's calculating sticks: collection of slide rules_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7951351 - June 2014 (4
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _The Three Slide Rule_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2990571 - Sept 2011 (38
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Are slide rules still useful?_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2436873 - April 2011 (33
       | comments)
       | 
       |  _Geek out old school: Virtual slide rules_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=153017 - April 2008 (2
       | comments)
       | 
       | Others?
        
         | SAI_Peregrinus wrote:
         | A very nice Android slide rule app -
         | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.DigitalSli...
        
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