...doesn't have to be high tech. I've got a new toy that I really like:

 aristo868

It's a Aristo 868 slide rule, and I find it pretty amazing how much you can do with it. Best of all: no batteries :-)

I'm obviously not against high tech, for example:

 hp28

That's my trusty HP 28S, which I got in 1988 - RPN forever! But still there is a certain minimalistic appeal to the simple magic of sliding log scales...

[ published on Thu 15.12.2011 23:29 | filed in interests/comp | ]
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