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Ever used a slide rule?
(A lot of engineers that put a man on the moon would have used them)
Last edited by mjf; 01 Nov 2011 at 16:20.
I was issued one at work and we had instruction on how to use it. They gave us a formal test to insure we had absorbed it.
I might add at times they could be amazingly accurate, but that depended on the operator.
Last edited by HammerHead; 01 Nov 2011 at 09:21. Reason: add
45's or called Singles. They had one song on each side.
LP or vinyl is the big black one. Played at 33RPM.
45 smaller black disk played at 45RPM.
And of course compared to a CD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record
That, and a triangular mechanical drawing ruler for scale drawings.
Many people do not know that the the U.S. Astronauts had only a slide rule and a CMD line computer system known as AGC that took them to the Moon and back........One of the forerunners of DOS.
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By the late 50's the UK was starting to come out of their stringency.
But, it was not until the Beatles went to mainland Europe, and played in the grotto's of Luxembourg, and Germany that they started to receive the recognition they deserved.
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In 1958 my Dad had his 1951 Chevy BelAir Overhauled.
It had a OHV 216.5 cubic inches, cast iron block, bore and stroke 3-1/2 x 3-3/4, compression ratio 6.6:1, four main bearings, solid valve lifters, and Carter one-barrel carb it put out 92hp at 3400rpm.
It cost him $93.17 including the rental at the dealership.
My grandfather used to have a phone with a dial. It was big and heavy. He also has this old school TV and you have to twist its controls to change channels.
The first TV I can remember my family having was a 12-inch black & white. The screen was a circle, not a rectangle like today. == When the TV was getting old and ready to go out, the sound would suddenly go really loud. Who ever was watching would have to jump from their seats and race over to manually turn it down with the knob.
When we bought our first TV in 1953, the only channel you could get was the BBC, which used to have an interlude during the early evening and played the national anthem at the end of each evening's viewing before shutting down for the night.
When I look at today's choice I'm reminded of the Bruce Springsteen song "57 Channels and There's Nothin' On". More is most certainly not better.