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The In Brief book is the only concise guide for Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised authorized by the Roberts Rules Association, and is intended as an introductory book for those unfamiliar with parliamentary procedure.[18] The authors say, "In only thirty minutes, the average reader can learn the bare essentials, and with about ninety minutes' reading can cover all the basics."[19] It is meant to be an introductory supplement to the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised and is not suitable for adoption as a parliamentary authority in itself. – wikipedia
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After graduating high school overseas as a military dependent in Germany I purchased a slide rule at the base Post Exchange before returning to the United States to prepare to attend college in Monterey, California. Imagine my surprise when I showed up to my Accounting 101 class with my newly minted slide rule strapped to my belt and extending down my leg only to be distracted and embarrassed being among classmates with expensive, brand new shirt pocket calculators. Before that moment I had never even seen a modern digital calculator in my life!
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mnpd3 Good job. But, slide rules were used LONG after 1972. The first calculators introduced on the market that year did only x, / + and subtract --- basic MDMA (most folks never heard of the HP35, and fewer still could afford one). And, the key functions were not logical. For instance, to add 2+2, you keyed "2 enter, 2 enter, X =." And, that calculator cost $800.00! Calculator technology evolved rapidly and a few years later the "scientific" calculators were available --- for a price. My university banned calculator use by students, reasoning that the devices gave an unfair advantage to wealthier students. I bought my first calculator in 1979; it was capable of performing all slide rule functions (Texas Instruments TI-59 I THINK). All data was stored on magnetic tape strips which inserted into the calculator's side. I forget how much I paid, but I think it was well over $200.00. That year, the university allowed calculators in the classroom, but my professors had no idea that devices such as mine even existed. I could just write the formulas, store them on the strips, then type in the variables and hit "ENTER". Biggest fear was running out of battery charge (displays then were battery ravenous LEDs --- LCDs not on market yet). I always sat at a seat near an AC outlet. But hey, parked the old Post Versalog slide rule, saved a lot of time and sweat, and got all A's :) No one who uses a calculator will ever appreciate the device unless they had to use a slide rule first. Slide rules are also VERY easy to make mistakes on; particularly with where the user places/fails to place/places incorrectly those damn decimals. The electronic calculator will give the village idiot a dead on answer in the blind. The slide rule user has to know the ballpark answer beforehand. Math calculations in science and technology have greatly improved with the advent of the calculator. Most of the affection we have for slide rules comes purely from nostalgia. As much as it might grate the nerves of the purist, the slide rule is vastly inferior to the electronic calculator. Reply Internet Privacy Advocate Very interesting post. I find slide rules fascinating, but scientific calculators far superior. The fact that it's difficult to purchase a slide rule nowadays should tell you something. It's like trying to buy a steam powered farm tractor or going into NAPA and asking for a replacement wheel for your covered wagon. Covered wagons took the settlers to California, but they are relics today. People that actually use a slide rule are about as rare as an ox used to pull a covered wagon. |
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Line of Sight
by Stephen Martin
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