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Re: The Casio AL-1000

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The bits of core memory are so big you can count them --- there's 448 in total, arranged as an array of 28 x 16.

Yes, but there were no trigonometric functions - it was difficult to use!

That's when you pulled out your trusty slide-rule. I never used one but my EE teachers always talked about them.

Re: The Casio AL-1000

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but there were no trigonometric functions - it was difficult to use!

That's when you pulled out your trusty slide-rule. I never used one but my EE teachers always talked about them.

My dad, a mechanical engineer passed his ruler to me. It was almost a mini ceremony of sorts. It was special to him , but by that time nobody used them, and aside for some playing with it a bit I never used it for anything else.
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