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Moral panic article from 1984 about the demise of slide rules [1]

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Date: 2023-01-16 18:53:00+00:00

frauenfelder: frauenfelder: Uh, replace the batteries?

I took electronics in college in the 80s, slide rules weren’t a thing but I did learn how to use one just because it interest me.

We had an instructor that gave us tests occasionally where we were not allowed to use a calculator.

He graded us on if we got close enough to finish the job. His thing was preparing us for on the job failures.

I remember one lab when one of the oscilloscopes broke, a student went to get another one, the instructor said nope, let’s figure out why the broke one is broken.

I don’t see that happening now but back then it made sense.

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