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"a physical thing, which requires force to slide, and good light to see the details" I wonder if a slide rule could be made with glow-in-the-dark materials, so
by pmoriarty 5y ago
"a physical thing, which requires force to slide, and good light to see the details"
I wonder if a slide rule could be made with glow-in-the-dark materials, so it could be read even in poor light.
- GeorgeTirebiter 5y agoOK, who's going to make the under-the-scale LED lighting, and a motorized slide and then the number gets displayed in digits in an ambient display under the left bottom stationary part? A 2022 Slide Rule -- Modern Retro-Computing?
- huachimingo 5y agoUse phosphorescence. You could extend its half life if you shield and prevent erosion, but it could cost more.