The most recent edition of Scientific Computing (see link)

http://www.scientific-computing.com/main.html
<http://www.scientific-computing.com/main.html>

Has on it's cover 3 sliderules, a otis king, Fowler and a calculigraphe.

This is a lead into a story on "Computing after Babbage" where they mention
slide rules etc. At the end of the article there is a piece on the portable
analogue computer (aka slide rule).

The story ends with the following words...

"Naturally, the slide rule's heyday is long over. But with a strong
specialist niche, an enthusiatic collectors' circuit and a new generation to
whom slide rules are a retro "geek accessory", this convenient little
analogue computer very much lives on."

all I can say is ....let's hear it for us retro geeks!!!


The magazine is a free subscription if you meet certain criteria, dont know
what but I seem to meet it??


regards
Bob



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