RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] beginner slide rule wanted

["Matt Ross" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> OK, so to make a long story short, somebody (not me!) in my family
> requested a slide rule (I guess he must be homozygous for the "geek"
> gene).  You can buy a half-way decent one on line...for a fairly rich
> price.  But I figured I would ask: if anybody on the list has one that
> would be good for a beginner that they'd be willing to sell, I'd be
> thrilled.  ( Remember: it's going to a good home.) Similarly, if you know
> where I could buy one locally, I'd be happy to know that, too.
>
> Note that by a "beginner's rule" I mean one that just has maybe A B CI C D
> and K on the front; trig and other functions are optional and could be on
> the back.  A 10" rule would be nice; not one of the miniature ones or the
> 20" behemoths with 17 million scales on the front.  A case would
> be nice;
> don't stress on a manual. Also note that I have tried the following places
> with no luck:

If you do happen to find someone locally selling one of the 20" behemoths
for a reasonable price, let me know. While it's not very useful in a
practical sense (no graph mode on a slide rule), it is very intimidating in
a meeting to use a slipstick to do your calculations.

I've never seen anything but a 4" one for sale, and only one of those (which
I bought of course :-)


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