Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/06

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Subject: [Leica] Slider Rulers (Digital Leica "M")
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Dec 6 11:13:13 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNGECIDDAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <43927BDD00017961@mssbzhh-int.msg.bluewin.ch>
 
>>How many of us still OWN a slide rule?
>>How many of us still USE a slide rule?
>
>The current Breitling pilot watches (Navitimer, etc.) incorporate a circular
>slide ruler. It is very practical for instance when travelling and 
>converting
>currencies. You just look at your watch, where you have turned the slide
>rule to  point to the exchange rate and you can immediately read the amount
>in foreign currency. Much faster than a pocket calculator.

I have a slide ruler on my Zeno watch. Pretty useful not only for currency 
conversions but any kind of applicated rules of three. Calculator? What the 
heck is that?
Didier
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Re: [LRflex] Digital Leica "M")
Message from pwerner at bluewin.ch (pwerner@bluewin.ch) ([Leica] Re: [LRflex] Digital Leica "M")