Hey, I LOVED my SR-51-II back when in the bio sciences. I tended to ignore the "standard deviation" and other buttons. However, once I learned which memory registers had what values (upon each push of the summation key), I could crank out sums of squares at lightning speed! The SR-51 died and was greatly mourned. I replaced it with a TI-60 (also by my knee with the slide rules) with its second set of batteries.
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Way OT: Interesting! think I still have my TI SR-51-II calculator in a box somewhere, it was my high school graduation present and went to Georgia Tech with me. couple of slide rules still in the home office too, at least one with leather case from the 50s that I think use to be my uncle's. On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Richard McClary <richard.mccl...@aspca.org<mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org>> wrote: I'm sure someone wants it. Like I said, my dad's Post is bamboo. Nowadays, bamboo is considered to be high tech. As to calculators, I read somewhere that TI's calculators, "SR-x" actually stood for "Slide Rule". -- richard -----Original Message----- From: Bourque Daniel [mailto:daniel.bour...@loto-quebec.com<mailto:daniel.bour...@loto-quebec.com>] Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Way OT: Interesting! Just tell them it's a new calculator with no battery, eco friendly... Now you're really cool!!! PS: Do you need a Staedler-Mars bamboo laminated slide-rule with it's leather carrying pouch or a vintage HP-45 calculator (still using it every day) with the original manual that show how it's faster then a slide rule???? -----Message d'origine----- De : Richard McClary [mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org<mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org>] Envoyé : 19 janvier 2012 07:52 À : NT System Admin Issues Objet : RE: Way OT: Interesting! Thanks! Let's see, near my knee is an under-desk basket with my dad's Post (bamboo and made in Occupied Japan) as well as at least one aluminum Post. Also two high-tech circulars - an SIC and a little pocket-sized one with a periodic table on the back and a slide-out card with numerous conversion tables and a Greek alphabet. The first time I felt truly "old" (41 at the time) is when I was working in a bio lab. I needed to do a dilution series. That is most easily done with a slide rule. While in process, a grad student came in, saw the slide rule, and completely seriously asked "What is that?" Now I don't feel as lonely... -- richard -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com<mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Way OT: Interesting! Early Friday, because of the Puget Sound snopocalypse... 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